Even when a policy seems to be the theoretically correct or rational policy to deal with a situation, why might this policy not be enacted, or not enacted in its entirety?
a. Administrative rules hinder consideration of all options.
b. The policy is politically unacceptable.
c. Bureaucrats, as humans, behave irrationally.
d. The policy will result in too much job loss.
e. Administrators lack the discretion to adopt rational policies.