Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat
by mytailorisrich on Monday August 03, 2020 @12:46PM
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When you are a nobody facing a demand for a bribe by an official or police you have no choice but to pay.
> nd more institutional bribery can generally be waited out, at the least. Even if it’s occasionally a long wait (like, months instead of days, or years instead of weeks).
And in the real world that means you pay.
> wouldn’t dream of driving without wearing a seatbelt.
Because people understand that it is in their interest to wear a seatbelt. That's very different from paying a a bride that is often in the person's interest.
It was an Indian economist, and chief economist at the World Bank, that suggested making payment of bride legal to shift incentives [1]. You still have an incentive to pay but also an incentive to report it, while it increases the risk for the bribe-taker.
Whether that would work or not, it recognises that the key to influencing behaviour is to create the right incentives.
> nd more institutional bribery can generally be waited out, at the least. Even if it’s occasionally a long wait (like, months instead of days, or years instead of weeks).
And in the real world that means you pay.
> wouldn’t dream of driving without wearing a seatbelt.
Because people understand that it is in their interest to wear a seatbelt. That's very different from paying a a bride that is often in the person's interest.
It was an Indian economist, and chief economist at the World Bank, that suggested making payment of bride legal to shift incentives [1]. You still have an incentive to pay but also an incentive to report it, while it increases the risk for the bribe-taker. Whether that would work or not, it recognises that the key to influencing behaviour is to create the right incentives.
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20218833