@hbdchick @JayMan471 Making it on the 2009 "PIIGS" list not really reflective of economic and technological advancement we're interested in.
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Replying to @crimkadid
@crimkadid that's not all i'm interested in. i'm interested in social behaviors related to altruism, including "clannishness."@JayMan4711 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@JayMan471 On what measure of clannishness will the Irish stand apart from their Hajnal neighbors?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @crimkadid
@crimkadid i've already said: membership in piigs club, patronage systems, machine politics. again, not so bad as say greece.@JayMan4711 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@JayMan471 Machine politics in 19th century in New York don't seem like a fair way of judging Irish corruption today, which is low2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @crimkadid
@crimkadid also political patronage: https://www.google.ie/?gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=Cj70VuOkCYbWO9zzi4AB#q=ireland+politics+patronage …@JayMan4711 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@JayMan471 That Google search reveals four news stories about patronage, none of which are outrageous2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @crimkadid
@crimkadid you must have a different google than me. (~_^) don't skip over google scholar results. eg. http://www.ucd.ie/lkomito/thesis.htm …@JayMan4711 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@JayMan471 Is there a passage in this 30 year old article that provides damning evidence of unusual Irish corruption?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @crimkadid
@crimkadid you're not paying attention. that article was about patronage-client systems in ireland. see the rest in search.@JayMan4711 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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Replying to @crimkadid
@crimkadid i know they're not synonymous. that's why iI mentioned both of them.@JayMan4710 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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