This man was notable for outlining his vision of the ideal bureaucracy in his Economy and Society.  
This man was notable for outlining his vision of the ideal bureaucracy in his Economy and Society.  He also identified Legal, Traditional, and Charismatic as the three major types of political authority, and wrote works about the religions of India and China.  He is better known, though, for his work regarding the interaction of religion and government, and in particular for his focus on a certain religious sect's influence on an economic system.  For 10 points, who was this German author of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?
This man was notable for outlining his vision of the ideal bureaucracy in his Economy and Society.  
Max {Weber}