Politician micro-management is a real problem in the US, but keep in mind that these restrictions of the bureaucracy are a more second-order effect. They are le

Politician micro-management is a real problem in the US, but keep in mind that these restrictions of the bureaucracy are a more second-order effect. They are less about directly giving the politicians more control than keeping the civil service week to the benefit of the contractors, and that outcome continues whether or not the politicians find it worth their time to meddle with any specific project. Also, it's my understanding that the micro-management is more a problem on the state and local level, like NY state politicians such as Cuomo forcing the MTA to take on debt for these stupid stations rather than improve service.