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That PDF isn't boring. It’s the instruction manual for modern civilization. And frankly, we need more people who actually read the manual.

Most people go into business to make money. People go into politics to get famous (or infamous). But people go into public administration to make things work . public administration.pdf

So, next time you groan about "red tape," remember: red tape is just scar tissue from a past disaster. Someone wrote that regulation because a bridge collapsed, or a bank robbed the poor, or a factory poisoned a river. That PDF isn't boring

The PDF on your hard drive isn't a textbook. It’s a manual for how to keep a civilization from collapsing into chaos. It’s the story of how 300 million people (in the US) or 1.4 billion (in India) manage to share a continent without killing each other over the water bill. Most people go into business to make money

Spoiler alert from the PDF on your desktop: It’s not just about paperwork.

That’s not magic. That’s the ghost in the machine. That’s Public Administration.

These people don't just follow rules.