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Don’t Shoot the Middleman!

Don’t Shoot the Middleman!. 80% of international aid via bi/multi-lateral They have market power (no selection) Quality (knowledge and care) can make monitoring irrelevant. Recommend: Pay less for motivated people (e.g., MsF and Peace Corps). Hire locals. The Rumor-Mill.

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Don’t Shoot the Middleman!

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  1. Don’t Shoot the Middleman! • 80% of international aid via bi/multi-lateral • They have market power (no selection) Quality (knowledge and care) can make monitoring irrelevant. Recommend: Pay less for motivated people (e.g., MsF and Peace Corps). Hire locals.

  2. The Rumor-Mill Speak Truth to Power.... ...and Live to Tell the Tale

  3. “One effective means to destroy the confidence among corrupt partners is to encourage whistleblowing.” -- Lambsdorff and Nell (2007)

  4. The Rumor-Mill… • Lowers the costs of whistle-blowing • Increases the flow of secret and/or scandalous information to the Public • Rewards accuracy and punishes lies • Empowers ethical behavior • Weakens abuse and manipulation of power

  5. How Does the Rumor-Mill Work? • A user anonymously posts a rumor. • A moderator approves the rumor based on objective formatting guidelines. Rejected rumors are visible to all. • Others vote (Yes/No) and comment on the rumor. Votes do not determine truth. • When objective evidence emerges, users nominate the rumor for “judgment”, i.e., for a moderator to label it True or False. • Confirmed rumors increase points for the poster and “yes” voters, who feel good. ☻

  6. How to Protect Anonymity? Minimal Data: Random ID (e.g., “1000132”) and password only. Our end: No cookies, IP-trace or logs Middle: Encryption (SSL) User end: Danger!. From public areas, dark-net (TOR), in-browser technology, etc.

  7. RM versus BKMS Bad: More liars on RM. Good: More postings, on more topics, (without censorship or delay) being read by more eyeballs. If BKMS is mature and responsible, RM is an anarchist tool that attacks abuse in the state.

  8. www.rumor-mill.org dzetland@gmail.com

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