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What did de Gournay describe with the phrase ‘an illness called bureaumania’?

Correct answer B. The developing power of officials

Explanation

Vincent de Gournay, who coined the word bureaucracy in the eighteenth century, used it to criticise the growing power of officials over public affairs.

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