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           Consultation is the better-off cousin of delegation. I would believe, consultation would have been in existence from the moment the emotion "fear" came into existence. Consultation does have quite a few allies too, such as laziness and some other sociological behaviours.

           Ofcourse, in some cases it sure is a path to an expert solution; else its existence itself would have been threatened. The golden goose is not killed, but is fed just enough to lay the golden egg. Well, the primary school lessons did not go waste.

           However, the "marginality" from economics would be there in each and every party. So we have consultants sprawling everywhere. Dental consultants, Auto consultants, Real Estate consultants, Consultants to choose a consultant etc etc. And not to forget the more suave ones: the relationship managers, personal portfolio assistants, and the list goes on. Most of the time, the expert consultant wont even have the knowledge you have. Someone would have told, an experts is as good as he could hide his weakness. If no one did, then let me be the first to tell.  He/She is a perceived expert, and the assumption among people is, an expert is an almighty. The public assumption cannot be broken, as the consultant's credibility leans on it.

         Finally, consultation is present in the system for a good amount of time; meaning the system needs it. Some consultation would genuinely provide an expert solution and the others would at least quell the fear, or drop the burden of decision making, from the consulation seeker. One or other purpose is achieved, if not the one which goes with the definition.