There is this theory about pockets of efficiency in the public service. It is the same phenomenon Transparency International addresses when it talks about the idea of islands of integrity in the public sector.
And, that within the public service, there will exist institutions that operate with relatively more efficiency, independence and a higher level of technocracy. Every government that is serious about development strives to nurture and build these technocratic enclaves within the state apparatus instead of stymieing and undermining them.
