https://pedestrianobservations.com/2018/02/02/civil-service-racism-and-cost-control/ … @alon_levy agrees with me: compared to other rich countries, US gov't administration is highly decentralized. In transportation, this means local governments rule.
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Compared to other rich countries, the US has *weak* property rights. It's easy to eminent-domain people's houses. Instead, we have strong local governments that protect the houses of the politically connected. Another example of optimization pressure towards favoritism.
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The theory is, the US is less "clean" (Pareto-optimal, liberaltarian, technocratic, etc) than other rich democracies because it is more racially diverse. Racial animosity makes people willing to pay a cost to screw the other guy. Hence, graft/favoritism/discretion/corruption/etc.
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