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Actually if you read the presentation it shows that corrupt countries have lower costs than the AngloSphere, and is not a sufficient explanatory factor. Many le
by dkural 7y ago
Actually if you read the presentation it shows that corrupt countries have lower costs than the AngloSphere, and is not a sufficient explanatory factor. Many less-corrupt (in public infrastructure) countries also have low costs (Switzerland for example).
- Merrill 7y agoThe notion that the Anglosphere, especially the US, is less corrupt requires further examination. Local governments, and their special purpose entities like MTA, have complex relationships between politicians, officials, bonding firms, consultants, engineering firms, contractors, unions, suppliers, etc. The corruption is not typically overt, involving envelopes stuffed with cash handed over in New Jersey diners, but is more like a constellation of tacit mutual self interest among the parties.
- dkural 7y agoI agree with you and very well said. The US seems to be especially rife with these revolving doors tacit relationships, also often cemented through family or kinship.
- agustif 7y agoYep, I mean as a non-american I could also point out at how weird it looks something like super PACs exist, as it seems from the outside just a legal way to bribe elected gov officials, same thing goes with how Healthcare works over there, or that some states in america are de facto high earning first choice to move their dirty money from abroad and keep it safe and secret, not even in switzerland now, only in america lol