"Projects coming down from the top are approved first, and the cost estimates are inflated to make sure that enough money is budgeted. And with projects coming up from the bottom, costs are understated to give the projects a better chance of being approved. Later on, the costs go up—the people involved say that they ‘forgot this, forgot that.’"
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Arthur Y. Chen (1996) cited in "Constructive Criticism" on Taiwan Today, 1 May 1996.
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Arthur Y. Chen
Arthur Y. Chen (陳豫; Chén Yù) is a politician in Taiwan (Republic of China). He was the Minister of Public Construction Commission (PCC) in 20 July 1995 – 8 June 1996.
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