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The Rap on Bureacracy

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Hip-hop star Jay-Z is into music, fashion and, now, water. But government's just not his area of interest. Yesterday, Jay-Z appeared with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan talk about the problem of access to clean water in the developing world. But when asked by a reporter from Inner City Press about the pros and cons of privatization of water systems, he responded, "I don't want to disrespect anybody, but what you're talking about is bureaucracy. I don't have any expertise in that field. That's not my thing."

 

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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