Neoliberalism decentralized bureaucracy instead of abolishing it

Evidence

Yet this is at odds with the experiences of most people working and living in late capitalism, for whom bureaucracy remains very much a part of everyday life. Instead of disappearing, bureaucracy has changed its form; and this new, decentralized, form has allowed it to proliferate. The persistence of bureaucracy in late capitalism does not in itself indicate that capitalism does not work – rather, what it suggests is that the way in which capitalism does actually work is very different from the picture presented by capitalist realism. — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 43

With the triumph of neoliberalism, bureaucracy was supposed to have been made obsolete; a relic of an unlamented Stalinist past. Yet this is at odds with the experiences of most people working and living in late capitalism, for whom bureaucracy remains very much a part of everyday life. Instead of disappearing, bureaucracy has changed its form; and this new, decentralized, form has allowed it to proliferate. The persistence of bureaucracy in late capitalism does not in itself indicate that capitalism does not work – rather, what it suggests is that the way in which capitalism does actually work is very different from the picture presented by capitalist realism. — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 43

Categorization

• XREF: Directly parallels the Milgrom law-merchant finding that institutions re-emerge in distributed form where information is costly — bureaucracy persists because distributed capitalism needs coordination. — connects to: The neoconservative-neoliberal alliance united against the welfare state rather than against the state itself — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 127; Neoconservatism and neoliberalism unite mainly through shared hatred of the welfare state; Neoliberalism expanded bureaucracy rather than eliminating it — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1581 (+6 more)
• SEED: Essay angle: bureaucratic proliferation as proof capitalism’s self-image undersells its own structure — mirrors how the diamond bourse’s extralegal reputation systems were decentralized.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 43

Related

• Bureaucracy has proliferated under neoliberal capitalism rather than vanishing with it (similarity 0.94)
• Neoliberalism increased bureaucratic tasks despite promising to cut red tape. (similarity 0.89)
• Neoliberalism expanded bureaucracy rather than eliminating it (similarity 0.89)
• Neoliberal marketisation imposed its own new bureaucracy (similarity 0.86)
• Market bureaucracy is more Kafkaesque than centralized totalitarian rule (similarity 0.79)
• Neo-liberal capitalism decentralizes authority yet intensifies domination. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism expanded bureaucracy rather than eliminating it #corroborates (1.00) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1581
• Neoliberal marketisation imposed its own new bureaucracy #corroborates (0.90) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1724
• Neoliberalism operates through systematic contradiction and disavowal of its own practices #expands (0.75) — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 81