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The Power of Delegation in Military Command Structures
Bureaucrats often have knowledge and expertise that the political principles lack. Delegation has been attacked by conservatives under various headings, such as a supposed non-delegation doctrine. In East Asia, you have a very strong Chinese cultural tradition of respect for educated bureaucrats. The United States in a way is an outlier among developed countries where there has always been a deep suspicion of delegated authority.