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> Honestly I'm not sure what a good solution would look like, but I don't think it's as simple as "trust us." I agree -- this is not a simple challenge. But I
by allochthon 13y ago
> Honestly I'm not sure what a good solution would look like, but I don't think it's as simple as "trust us."
I agree -- this is not a simple challenge. But I don't think stultifying bureaucracy is the answer, either. There must be some government out there, somewhere in the world, that has sorted out an efficient, effective procurement process.
- saraid216 13y ago> But I don't think stultifying bureaucracy is the answer, either. Something that seems hard for people to grasp is that "stultifying bureaucracy" wasn't an "answer". It's the natural consequence of not having an answer. We have the luxury of sitting back on an Internet forum pontificating on the drudgery; they have to enact the laws that Congress passed. > There must be some government out there, somewhere in the world, that has sorted out an efficient, effective procurement process. The main examples of the same scale and scope as the US are Brazil, China, Russia, and India. All of these have been regularly painted as worse: more corrupt, more stonewalling, more favoritism. Whether that's just American propaganda or if there are specific processes that can be imported without breaking things is worth examining.
- eru 13y agoPerhaps you should look at the smaller countries. Like Singapore?
- allochthon 13y agoI like that idea. There might be a good process in place at a smaller scale that can be scaled up. What is it about Singapore's procurement process that stands out to you? (I don't know anything about it.)
- eru 13y agoI don't know enough about the process to comment, but judging by the results it must be pretty good. They have a good track record of finishing government projects on schedule and budget.