’All in World Bank’ : Manipulation in the Name of Deregulation
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On se souvient de l’étude de la banque mondiale qui analysait la corruption sous Ben Ali. Son timing avait été sévèrement critiqué : ▻http://seenthis.net/messages/246624
Une étude approfondie revient sur le sujet
Conclusions to be drawn from this study:
4.1. The first conclusion to be drawn from these manipulations and falsifications is that, contrary to what researchers of the World Bank have argued, what attracted the Ben Ali clan was the bait of easy gain, made possible by the incentives, and not by the possibility of using restrictions to get protection from competition. The entire logic behind the World Bank’s deregulation agenda collapses in light of such a conclusion.
4.2. The second conclusion, which is more important, concerns the ethics and credibility of the World Bank. Our investigation into the “All in the Family” report provides evidence on how the World Bank uses subjective methodology, as well as falsifications and subterfuge to inflate the number of regulated sectors.The suspect methods used by the researchers of the World Bank bring into question the impartiality and the scientific credibility of its studies. It appears that the researchers start first by establishing conclusions then adapt their methodologies accordingly, and regardless of the code of ethics they are bound to respect.
4.3. As in the Lafontaine’s Fables, there is always a moral to be drawn from the story. When trying to demonstrate that Ben Ali manipulated the use of regulations, the World Bank itself tried to manipulate the opinion by a study using falsified datas. The biter bit.
