Both provide representative perspectives to the study of bureaucracy. The Case for Bureaucracy pays more attention to the positive aspects of bureaucracy. Data and statistics are included in this book to support the bureaucracy. Beating the System, focuses on teaching the public methods to counter the abusive bureaucratic system. True stories and experiences of citizens make this book readable for the majority audience, not just for those with an academic background. Understanding the different perspectives will be helpful in understanding the overall picture of the bureaucracy. Despite flaws in methodologies and approaches, they provide several perspectives on bureaucracy that are worthwhile