The Nazis were very efficient at exterminating the Jews, the commies, the gypsies, the homosexuals, and the feeble minded.
Capitalism is the most efficient system at exploiting labor.
So the question is "Efficiency at doing what?"
What "public policies"? Eugenics?
What are "desired results"? Standardized tests scores that supposedly measure teaching effectiveness?
Productivity has quintupled in the U.S. in the last generation; do you notice that we're living better?
A genius/moron friend of mine argued a few weeks ago that the greed of hedge fund managers is the same as the greed of unionized workers.
Beware of abstractions; they can lead to some very dark alleys.
Joanna
----- Original Message ----- From: "Fernando Cassia" <fcassia at gmail.com>
> 1) What do YOU mean by efficiency?
Whatever you want to make of it. But strictly speaking: promises vs. results. Accountability and correction of public policies and social services to get the results promised.
Health and/or education ministers being fired for not achieving the desired results... public administrations getting reshufled to improve results. That sort of thing.
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