I can’t find the clip, but the excellent satire show Yes, Minister suggests the theory that bureaucracies can be thought of as budget-maximizers. The quote was something like “In private industry, profit is the measure of your success. In public service, there are no profits, so instead your importance is measured by how many people and how much money you control.”
I can’t find the clip, but the excellent satire show Yes, Minister suggests the theory that bureaucracies can be thought of as budget-maximizers. The quote was something like “In private industry, profit is the measure of your success. In public service, there are no profits, so instead your importance is measured by how many people and how much money you control.”