Academicians Vs. Bureacrats

its always a matter of debate that whether academecians ,with their vast knowledge and in depth bookish research are better than the bureacrates who , with a quite a considerable length of knowledge have exposure to feild ............where they actually learn, corrective,......remedial and..........preventive measures to restore or resume the operation of the day to day life of the common masses........right from.........lal garh to los angeles...................Debatable.........................????