The Indonesian Version of Everything You Need to Know about Bureaucracy and Government

International Liberty

I have a “Bureaucrat Hall of Fame” to acknowledge individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty. As measured by sloth and waste, of course.

But maybe I also need a “Bureaucracy Hall of Fame” for examples that capture the self-serving nature of departments, bureaus and agencies. I already have several examples.

• In 2014, I wrote we learned “everything you need to know about government bureaucracy” when discussing how senior bureaucrats at the Veterans Administration got big bonuses while they were putting veterans on secret waiting lists.
• The following year, I wrote that we learned “everything you ever wanted to know about bureaucracy and government” when discussing how governments have dramatically increased the number of firefighters even though there are now far fewer fires.
• In 2016, I wrote about “the Italian version of everything you need to know about bureaucracy…

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