Comments on: No clear winner http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/22/no-clear-winner/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Jonathan Eyler-Werve http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/22/no-clear-winner/#comment-565581 Jonathan Eyler-Werve Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:19:41 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=9593#comment-565581 Unmentioned here (and highly relevant) is that the original Index research team split, somewhat acrimoniously, and has now morphed into competing ranking of African governance. They produced similar, but not identical results, which were announced separately. Which is correct? Global Integrity reported on this on our blog: http://commons.globalintegrity.org/2009/10/just-released-index-of-african.html http://commons.globalintegrity.org/2009/10/which-index-of-african-governance-more.html In this context, scrubbing the $5m prize was the only realistic solution. Further questions can be asked of the previous awards -- given the current dispute over how to crunch the survey data, were those prizes legitimate? On the whole, I am deeply skeptical of the cash-handout-to-Big Man approach to improving governance. Unmentioned here (and highly relevant) is that the original Index research team split, somewhat acrimoniously, and has now morphed into competing ranking of African governance. They produced similar, but not identical results, which were announced separately. Which is correct?

Global Integrity reported on this on our blog:

http://commons.globalintegrity.org/2009/10/just-released-index-of-african.html

http://commons.globalintegrity.org/2009/10/which-index-of-african-governance-more.html

In this context, scrubbing the $5m prize was the only realistic solution. Further questions can be asked of the previous awards — given the current dispute over how to crunch the survey data, were those prizes legitimate?

On the whole, I am deeply skeptical of the cash-handout-to-Big Man approach to improving governance.

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