C. Northcote Parkinson

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Noun1.C. Northcote Parkinson - British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)
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For example, consider Ecclesiastes 5:10, "As the bounty increases so increase the consumers thereof." To my understanding, this is in one sense a generalization of Parkinson's Law, "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" (C. Northcote Parkinson, "Parkinson's Law" The Economist, Nov.
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The late Professor C. Northcote Parkinson, once of the University of Liverpool, propounded the theory that work increased in accordance with the time available for its completion.
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