Why Is the Revolving Door Viewed in a Negative Way

question 29

Multiple Choice

Why is the revolving door viewed in a negative way?

• A) It is a major cause of government size increases, as money that has been saved from one agency gets doled out to another.
• B) It has raised questions about possible insider industry influence over regulatory agencies and decisions.
• C) It has limited the success of sunset reviews by transferring the work and funding of a recently dismantled agency into a new agency.
• D) It has raised questions of increasing nepotism with the hiring of agency heads and other senior public officials.
• E) It has prevented younger generations from entering into the public sector by cycling current government employees around to various agencies.

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