It is possible for special interests to completely take over an agency, removing it's objectivity to the situation. For example, with the proper push, members of the Sierra Club can conceivably control the Department of Commerce and block development as they see fit, regardless of the good of the rest of the nation. The strict rules also carry with them a certain lack of individual freedom. It does allow the individual an opportunity to choose. If you fare poorly in one, shift to another.
Bureaucracy can, in theory, be a saving grace for the world.
Max Weber has married the opposing theories of socialism with capitalism in an effort to create a fair competitive system. Capitalists work for individual benefits, in many cases ignoring the community. Bureaucrats retain the individual freedom of capitalism while working for the community. The Essential Readings , Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1995. The Essential Readings , Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1995.