It is a law of bureaucracy that it always grows absent some constraining force. A few reasons come to mind: 1. Have a problem or a new political goal? Make a c

It is a law of bureaucracy that it always grows absent some constraining force. A few reasons come to mind: 1. Have a problem or a new political goal? Make a committee, open a new office, etc. This is how bureaucracies see the world. 2. Unproductive employees? You can't fire them because of HR policies and unionization, and more importantly, because there's no constraining force creating a culture of efficiency. So just hire more employees. 3. No one who rises to lead an organization then campaigns to diminish it in size. Everyone thinks they are important and that their work is important. Having more people working under you makes you more important. Having fewer makes you less important. These are problems in for-profit organizations, but the market provides a constraining force. An inefficient company won't be able to compete with a more efficient one and will eventually go out of business. Also, shareholders will demand that expenses are cut so profits, and dividends or share price, goes up.