A Comparative Study of Officials and Politicians from the Perspective of Modernization Starting from Max Webers Theory

Abstract

The relationship between officials and politicians has been a topic worth discussing in the fields of public policy and political science. Starting from Max Weber's famous theory, this paper mainly studies the distinction between the two concepts and the nature of the relationship from the perspective of modernization by using the literature analysis method and case analysis method, trying to give a discussion of the relationship in the context of modernization. This paper finds that the main differences between officials and politicians are reflected in whether politics is a regular source of income, how they handle the command-obey relationship and their responsibilities. Also, this paper finds that making practical decisions should be a common goal of both officials and politicians. Whats more, there indeed exists a two-way street between officials and politicians. They influence each other in an independent state and achieve the common goal within the integration of vision.