Full Idea
Efficiency does not automatically generate legitimacy, and faith in the technocrat melts away as soon as spending cuts are implemented.
Gist of Idea
Technocrats may be efficient, but they lose legitimacy as soon as they do unpopular things
Source
David van Reybrouck (Against Elections [2013], 2 'democracy')
Book Reference
Reybrouck,David van: 'Against Elections', ed/tr. Waters,Liz [Bodley Head 2016], p.23
A Reaction
They can hang on to legitimacy if they can come up with some technical mumbo-jumbo like 'monetarism' which the people will swallow.