-----Original Message-----
From: Santosh Helekar
> The surveys conducted by Transparency International are more
> scientific and better at assessing the level of corruption at any
> given time than talking to 6 friends.
RESPONSE: Nah!! Rajendra's 6 friends living in Goa can assess corruption
better than Transparency International (TI) because unlike TI they do
not apply a 'Corruptions Perceptions Index'. They live in Goa/India and
have to endure and encounter corruption on a daily basis unlike those
playing scientifically with Gaussian curves (and slopes) from TI or your
fantasies on corruption. If you would like to raise your credibility on
this issue go to Goa/India, stand outside any government office and
interview people who came to that office for business and ask them
questions related to corruption. You will have factual data and not rely
on perceptions and indices.
> The facts that I referred to can be independently verified at the
> following Transparency International website:
>
>
http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/results
RESPONSE: Save yourself the finger-pointing at TI. They themselves have
admitted their facts are not perfect[1]:
"From the change in CPI scores over the 10 year period, we can conclude
neither that Corruption has decreased nor that it has actually
increased. Rather, the CPI is an important Index which captures
corruption perception around the world on any given year, and can rank
countries globally with the index now covering 178 countries. Indeed
please also refer to our two other tools which I mentioned above, which
also capture other elements of corruption in any given country. As
corruption is in its very nature difficult to measure, we need a set of
tools in order to make affirmative judgements, particularly changes over
time."
Big DISCLAIMER from TI.......In other words TI acknowledges their data
and methodology is not perfect and so cannot make an assessment on
corruption in India one way or the other. What good is the study??
Oh....the study will assist MNC's looking to invest in India by giving
them a favourable spin (oops, I said it again) on the issue.
> This assessment is subjective and emotional spin-doctoring guided by
> a reader's or moderator's own biases, not backed by data from an
> independent watchdog such as Transparency International. For example,
> Goanet is a poor source of factual information. Most of what gets
> posted on it is crap. Reading it is sure to mislead people.
RESPONSE: Does not make-up for your spin-doctoring, mind you, it is also
a lame attempt at censoring me and my opinion. Nevertheless, it was a
relief to read the above from you.....in one paragraph you were able to
demonstrate your human weaknesses and be like the rest of us. You
probably regret writing the above just as much as I regret causing you
to ululate!
- B
PS. I'm certain you know the actual status of corruption in Goa/India
but you cannot find a way to say to Rajendra that he was right and you
were wrong. You are just like any other self-righteous individual who
goes on debating a thread almost infinitely......so keep going....go
ahead and defend the indefensible!!
[1]
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2011-February/205409.html
