Question

As per a report, if we include both central and state regulations, the number of Acts that apply to organizations and enterprises ranges from 1,536 Acts to about 69,233 compliances and about 6,000 filings. For labor alone, companies have to maintain 42 different registers, with another 5-6 for wages. There are other instances of duplication as well, e-commerce companies operating across India need to get GST (Goods and Services Tax) registrations in every state. According to Avantis, a small firm in India, with one factory and up to 500 employees, needs about 23 licenses, has to abide by over 750 compliances, and has to submit about 120 filings a year, while medium firms (up to 5,000 employees) have to grapple with over 5,500 compliances.
In the above paragraph, the increasing load of regulations and the long route to getting work done in an organization (which eventually suffocates the members of the organization) can be sociologically conceptualized as:

• A. The negative impact of bureaucratization in a capitalist society as theorized by Karl
• B. An "iron cage" as postulated by Max Weber
• C. As the idiosyncratic nature of a democratic state as given by Stuart Hall
• D. Pluralism as conceptualized by C.Wright Mills

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The correct option is (B): An "iron cage" as postulated by Max Weber