I've been pointing out misinterpretations & myths in these numbers for a while. Quite often the reaction I get is something like this; a suggestion that I should look at something else.https://twitter.com/LarsKoch/status/939868690450993152 …
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And a challenge. Do you find myths and misinterpretations in what Oxfam or other larger NGOs write? I have had neolibs in DK chasing me for 10 years without success
Yes. it is only small orgs that have probs on this https://www.cgdev.org/blog/malawi-cant-afford-evidence-free-tax-campaignshttps://www.cgdev.org/blog/oxfam-tax-evasion-shock-video-distressing-wrong-reasons … https://hiyamaya.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/reckitt-benckiser-profits-vanishing/#more-2848 … https://hiyamaya.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/if-no-one-thinks-that-country-by-country-reporting-can-raise-a-trillion-euros-why-pretend-it-can/ … https://www.cgdev.org/blog/inequality-redistribution-and-wishful-thinking … Also have engaged privately w Oxfam folks on some myths and got 'thanks, we'll have a good look and get back to you'. Then nothing.
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I mean it is NOT only small orgs.....
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I do not see it as our task to research numbers. We rely on UN IMF researchers and others for that. We just use - properly - these numbers.
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Sure. Nothing wrong w quoting other's research. But what is happening is that it is frequently misquoted to create & reflect inflated expectations. e.g. this Oxfam report is full of such myths & misunderstandings https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-time-is-now-building-a-human-economy-for-africa-608510 …
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