It is often times associated with the [[Military-industrial complex]],<ref>[https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1982-03-01/iron-triangle-politics-defense-contracting The Iron Triangle: The Politics of Defense Contracting]</ref> however, it accurately describes any administrative organization, including those such as the [[Department of Education]].<ref>[https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/turning-the-tides-president-obama-and-education-reform/ Turning the Tides: President Obama and Education Reform]</ref>
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It is often times associated with the [[Military-industrial complex]],<ref>[https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1982-03-01/iron-triangle-politics-defense-contracting The Iron Triangle: The Politics of Defense Contracting]</ref> however, the triangle accurately describes any administrative organization, including those such as the [[Department of Education]].<ref>[https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/turning-the-tides-president-obama-and-education-reform/ Turning the Tides: President Obama and Education Reform]</ref>
The Iron Triangle is similar in some ways to Jerry Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy, which states:
The Iron Triangle is similar in some ways to Jerry Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy, which states: