Ever Wonder Why? by Douglas B. Smith

Author:Douglas B. Smith [Smith, Douglas B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2013-04-24T00:00:00+00:00

—the bureaucratic process is often referred to as “red tape”?

The term “red tape” was made famous in the 1900s by Thomas Carlyle, who charged the English government with “red tapism.” He was referring to the government’s practice in those days of binding official papers in red ribbon. Since a matter having to go through government channels could be slowed down by the tying and untying of stacks of such bound documents, the process became known, unaffectionately, as “going through red tape.”

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