. Over time, the
interests of the bureaucrats themselves become more and more important in justifying
the organization. Although all organizations have inherent tendencies towards
expansion, this phenomenon is especially pronounced in the public sector where the
ability to obtain income in a market cannot serve as an objective guide to the
desirability of extending, maintaining or contracting the level of expenditures it
undertakes. The inability of bureaus to rely on markets as objective indicators of
output value affects their operation.