> > there's a guy who doesn't want to lose funding for his department who might have more power than his rivals
> Not entirely different from divisions within a large corporation who vie for funding and/or power over their peers. (And the managers of such divisions.)
Sure. It's just that we can get rid of large corporations if they blunder enough (see, for example, Kodak). When it's the government, and they restrict elections to one party, you're a lot more stuck.
> Not entirely different from divisions within a large corporation who vie for funding and/or power over their peers. (And the managers of such divisions.)
Sure. It's just that we can get rid of large corporations if they blunder enough (see, for example, Kodak). When it's the government, and they restrict elections to one party, you're a lot more stuck.