Consultants and Government

Consultants earn a lot of revenue by providing service to governments. Read this article.

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Over the decades, all government administrations, in all jurisdictions, have been spending public money on consultants without managing the value delivery side of the equation. Consulting firms know that once they get through the procedurally intensive selection process they essentially have an open-ended license to generate revenue.
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Does this also happen in Singapore? I have heard of large sums of money being paid by the government agencies to management consultants. Share your views.


Tan Kin Lian