tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post5240044151753192724..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Black on prisonEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-10531637895217521712010-08-03T09:16:37.238+12:002010-08-03T09:16:37.238+12:00@Dragonfly: I've been trying to convince Paul ...@Dragonfly: I've been trying to convince Paul to put his back archive back up. He's lost interest in blogging, but pulling the whole thing seemed overkill to me....Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-9912597058482498422010-08-02T22:33:35.845+12:002010-08-02T22:33:35.845+12:00In light of the fact that I always assumed that Co...In light of the fact that I always assumed that Conrad Black was guilty of what he was accused of, this articulate and insightful piece that he has written is disconcerting.<br /><br />By the way, has Paul Walker pulled the plug on Anti-Dismal? If so, I'm sorry about that.dragonflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-50810281524190321332010-08-02T20:28:13.208+12:002010-08-02T20:28:13.208+12:00See the combination of Shleifer's "State ...See the combination of Shleifer's "State versus Private Ownership" and David Friedman's "Law's Order". From the latter, you want the state to use inefficient punishment because the last thing you want is the state to have a financial interest in punishing you. From the former, the conditions under which state ownership may be preferable (little need for tech innovation, and where you want slack incentives instead of tight ones)Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-73090657057844143222010-08-02T16:08:37.877+12:002010-08-02T16:08:37.877+12:00@Lats. The risk you mention has already emerged in...@Lats. The risk you mention has already emerged in the US: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE51B7B320090212Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-10603300142565417152010-08-02T15:13:30.534+12:002010-08-02T15:13:30.534+12:00"And I had the opportunity to see why the Uni..."And I had the opportunity to see why the United States has six to twelve times as many incarcerated people as other prosperous democracies, ... , how the prison industry grew, and successfully sought more prisoners, longer sentences, and maximal possibilities of probation violations and a swift return to custody."<br /><br />Yep, this is my main concern re privatising prisons here in NZ. If a private company wants its prison business to return greater profits, this could possibly lead to pressure on legislators/judiciary to enact harsher penalties for relatively minor offenses. I'm not saying its a foregone conclusion, merely that it is a risk.Latsnoreply@blogger.com