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I may be missing something, but increased enforcement sounds like a great way to solve the corruption problem? Eg. Public servants make ends meet by fudging ti
by dml2135 5y ago
I may be missing something, but increased enforcement sounds like a great way to solve the corruption problem?
Eg. Public servants make ends meet by fudging timesheets => Enforcement clamps down on practice => Employees bargain for higher pay to make up for difference => Public gets a more transparent accounting of their labor costs
- thrashh 5y agoTo me adjusting the level of enforcement is like the “fine” knob. It absolutely needs to be adjusted according to the situation. But it’s not the “coarse” knob. You can only turn enforcement up or down so much before you need a paradigm shift.
- MichaelZuo 5y agoYou make it sound like you have convincing evidence that is the case. Do you?
- ballenf 5y agoThere's no set of laws that can efficiently govern dishonest people. Or in "low trust" environments, if you prefer think of it amorally. Enforcement just moves around where the corruption is incentivized to happen. Is it at the bottom -- workers stealing extra pay or higher up where the enforcement happens?