This reminds me of an observation whose name escapes my feeble attempts to Google, that roughly states government bureaucracies tend to find more things to grow into over time, rather than diminish.

Wish I could find what it was… I remember reading about it in the context that if you wanted to grow your underdeveloped country, you should do as western countries did 50-100 years ago, rather than copying current institutions, as doing the latter would likely keep you from being competitive.