Comments on: Populism, Factional Interests, and Institutional Expertise https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/populism-factional-interests-and-institutional-expertise/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/populism-factional-interests-and-institutional-expertise/comment-page-1/#comment-74122 Isegoria Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:34:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22880#comment-74122 In fact, I cited that piece on public service efficiency when I found it last year. Insightful.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/populism-factional-interests-and-institutional-expertise/comment-page-1/#comment-74111 Isegoria Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:27:20 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22880#comment-74111 I had a co-worker a decade ago who came from China — before everyone agreed that China was the next big thing — and he would say things like this: “China is a very old country. When America is as old as China, it will be just like China.”

]]> By: Anomaly UK https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/populism-factional-interests-and-institutional-expertise/comment-page-1/#comment-72155 Anomaly UK Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:51:02 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22880#comment-72155 Strongly agree. The age of the organisational structure is probably more important than its overall form.

Compare my comments on the British health system and entropy.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/populism-factional-interests-and-institutional-expertise/comment-page-1/#comment-71533 Isegoria Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:17:23 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22880#comment-71533 It’s depressing, ’cause it’s true.

]]> By: Borepatch https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/populism-factional-interests-and-institutional-expertise/comment-page-1/#comment-71193 Borepatch Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:15:20 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22880#comment-71193 This is depressing beyond words.

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