Over time, bureaucracy ossifies: centralization becomes corruption and rent seeking, systemization becomes stagnation, and standardization becomes conformity or homogenization.
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Bureaucratic Ossification
Over time, bureaucracy ossifies: centralization becomes corruption and rent seeking, systemization becomes stagnation, and standardization becomes conformity or homogenization.
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"Okay? But, over time, what will happen is this bureaucracy will ossify. Meaning, the people within the bureaucracy will think of how to use..."
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