And this is what the anti-corruption agenda often ends up stimulating: the creation of organizations that are more obsessed with abiding by the new and burdensome processes than they are with achieving their stated goals. As Harvard’s Lant Pritchett, Michael Woolcock, and Andrews argue, when inept organizations adopt “best practices” such as financial management systems and procurement rules, they become too distracted by decision-distorting protocols to do what they were established to do.
而反腐斗争常常会刺激这一行为：出现更沉迷于遵守繁复的新流程而不是实现既定目标的组织。哈佛大学的兰特·普莱切特（Lant Pritchett）、迈克尔·乌尔科克（Michael Woolcock）和安德鲁斯指出，当无能的组织采取财政管理系统和采购规则等“最佳实践”时，它们就会彻底沉沦在扭曲决策的协议中，根本无法完成成立它们的初衷目的。