Having read some stories about the intelligence services of the former USSR, I cannot agree. While there wasn't jockeying for monetary comp, there was just as

Having read some stories about the intelligence services of the former USSR, I cannot agree. While there wasn't jockeying for monetary comp, there was just as strong effects felt in terms of pure political power in those org structures. If anything, the competition sounded even worse, because losing often meant privation or even death.