El Coronel - Ineffective Bureaucracy Flashcards

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‘Diecinueve anos antes, cuando el congreso promulgo la ley, se inicio un proceso de justificación de duro ocho anos. Luego necesito seis anos mas para hacerse incluir en el escalafón. Esa fue la ultima carta que recibió el coronel’

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The law entitling the colonel to his pension has required him to wait eight years to prove his right to it, and then a further six years to get himself included on the list

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‘Pero esos documentos han pasado por miles de manos en miles de oficinas hasta llegar a quien sabe que departamento del ministerio de guerra’

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Despite the importance of these documents that carry a personal seal from a colonel, they have little hope of ever reaching their intended recipients, Marquez suggests through the clear use of hyperbole…

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