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That’s terrifying. And it’s beautiful. It means that public administration isn't a machine. It’s a human art. It’s the art of managing scarcity (not enough money, not enough time, not enough trust) while trying to be fair.
Most people go into business to make money. People go into politics to get famous (or infamous). But people go into public administration to make things work . public administration.pdf
Here is the secret hidden in Chapter 1 of every textbook: That’s terrifying
So, next time you groan about "red tape," remember: red tape is just scar tissue from a past disaster. Someone wrote that regulation because a bridge collapsed, or a bank robbed the poor, or a factory poisoned a river. It’s a human art
Public Administration is the discipline of learning from our worst mistakes so we don't repeat them.
