Posts by mark taslov
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Thanks ChrisW, in the context of the sentence and the thread I'm pretty sure the more loaded 'avail' was what I was aiming for.
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Notes & Queries: Nightingales/Bombs/Beethoven, in reply to Jolisa,
we need some good synonyms for following your nose when your nose is more of a virtual organ
One I just stumbled on:
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…and I fucked up.
Which reminds me...
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Sacha,
avail= divest
Empirically, the error may be a corollary of corporal punishment. Though it could also be that late Middle English was the standard in Naenae
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
I thought they were two different survey, leading to two different reports. May be wrong.
Yes they are, The Global Corruption Barometer to which Matthew has just linked was published on the July 9th and doesn’t feature country rankings. Andre was obviously referring to the CPI
The fact that today the Berlin-based NGO Transparency International has declared, once again, that New Zealand is the least corrupt nation in the world, ranked equally with Denmark.
Published on December 3rd. It’s been real.
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Yeah, I’ve looked at that Matthew, they're relatively limited in the forms of corruption they're surveying and I feel you’re fudging it a little, if these are the questions which you paraphrased:
• In your country, how commonly do the following firms pay bribes to public servants or
public officials? (domestic and foreign firms)”• In your country, how common is it for firms to make undocumented extra payments or
bribes connected with the following:
a. Imports and exports?…More importantly, who ultimately reaps the benefits of us taking our high ranking at face value? The NZ corrupt must be feeling pretty confident right now.
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to BenWilson,
but we do seem to give in to authority easily.
Certainly, we proles do. Apropos Jon's post, is topping this kind of list a win? A corruption problem or a perception problem?
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Sacha,
= divest
That's the word! Thanks Sacha I was on the way out the door, looking for something with a v, I'm glad you could parse that.
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to BenWilson,
Excellent points, one thing I’m struck by in China is that while this behavior you mentioned is rife here, the nation has largely, as far as I’m aware, resisted pressure to avail itself of its national assets.
I’m not sure asset sales fits comfortably within any traditional definition of corruption, but New Zealand’s sovereignty could be argued to have taken a dent or two in the last 30 years.
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Suggest a less corrupt nation?
I think I understand where Andre is coming from. Essentially all nations have a degree of corruption, the ideal absolute alternative being no corruption whatsoever. Pragmatically, even the tiniest amount of corruption, at high or low levels, could affect you or your circles personally.
And perception is just that.