More from @MForstater on misleading trade statistics. Disappointing the authors won't engage. Will @ElizaTalks? https://hiyamaya.wordpress.com/2017/06/29/what-is-wrong-with-honest-accounts/ …
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Replying to @DanNeidle @MForstater
Nope. My piece is wider than this issue & can't be drawn into debate about your particular bugbear. Out of interest, have read Maya's blog
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Replying to @ElizaTalks @MForstater
Sure, it's wider - but aren't you concerned you cited a source that - if Maya is even half right - is simply wrong?
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Replying to @DanNeidle @MForstater
From what I can tell, there's much debate about these figures. If stats are even half right point & implications for aid remains the same
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Replying to @ElizaTalks @MForstater
The debate is sadly one-sided and marked by a lack of engagement.
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Replying to @DanNeidle @MForstater
Shame. Understand motive to prove these figures right. What I don't get is enthusiasm to prove them wrong - if they point to a broken system
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Replying to @ElizaTalks @DanNeidle
Eliza - these figures & description are simply wrong as a description of MNCs reducing taxes by ‘misreporting trade’.
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Newspapers wld (I hope) check if data credible on most issues. This should also apply to analysis on African economies. Because it matters
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