Incompetence and corruption are often hand-in-hand. Corrupt governance often results in the appointment of (or support of in a corrupt-but-more-capitalist environment) sycophants who don't know anything about the thing they're in charge of. This leads to a degradation in the culture within whatever organization they're leading.
At first it's small, experienced engineers or safety officers and the like will start leaving. But there's enough left. But then the money for maintenance and training diminishes over time, likely to someone's private bank account. After even just a few short years of this you'll have an incompetent organization.
I've seen this play out, not just in governments, but in private enterprises as well. When you see a division's quality dropping, look to the top and see what they're doing and emphasizing and how they got that position.
At first it's small, experienced engineers or safety officers and the like will start leaving. But there's enough left. But then the money for maintenance and training diminishes over time, likely to someone's private bank account. After even just a few short years of this you'll have an incompetent organization.
I've seen this play out, not just in governments, but in private enterprises as well. When you see a division's quality dropping, look to the top and see what they're doing and emphasizing and how they got that position.