> work, and getting one is a matter of luck. It is otherwise designed for > inefficiency, with all the incentives aligned towards government servants > growing their own own power and budgets, instead of serving the people as > intended by their job descriptions. Parkinson's Law etc... >
This seems to be a feature of most bureaucracies, not just the Indian one (although the Indian one is rather extreme). How do you design a bureaucracy that works? I've heard a lot of good things about Singaporean civil servants. Is the reputation justified? I believe they are very well paid..presumably that's one thing which sets them apart. Is there anything else (apart from the fact that they are not bureaucrats in a real democracy)? Badri
