It’s a lot easier to agree what should get built when
a) you can point to wealthy nations and say “lets try to have what they have”
and
b) you’ve seen projects go fast and deliver big in your own country done by people just like you.
By contrast in the US it’s often a debate over which incremental improvement to make and why; without unilateral clarity on outcomes or value.
This “run by lawyers” / “run by engineers” claim is a symptom of that difference - it’s a byproduct, it’s not the core problem needing solving.
It’s a lot easier to agree what should get built when
a) you can point to wealthy nations and say “lets try to have what they have”
and
b) you’ve seen projects go fast and deliver big in your own country done by people just like you.
By contrast in the US it’s often a debate over which incremental improvement to make and why; without unilateral clarity on outcomes or value.
This “run by lawyers” / “run by engineers” claim is a symptom of that difference - it’s a byproduct, it’s not the core problem needing solving.