tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post4565723488198150152..comments2024-01-25T12:21:02.286+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: So-called Research Institute Fails to Deliver?David Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-4828224273563589802010-06-27T14:55:26.890+01:002010-06-27T14:55:26.890+01:00The ignorance of the CPRI extends not just to igno...The ignorance of the CPRI extends not just to ignorance of the academic literature, but ignorance of basic principles of scholarly discourse (authorship, source of data, etc.). So why would anyone take this organization seriously? In some cases it can be difficult to distinguish objective scholarly research from biased propaganda; in this case the status of the work of CPRI seems pretty clear.Michael E. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-85246599589508530092010-06-24T00:39:43.608+01:002010-06-24T00:39:43.608+01:00Hmmm.... The fact that they won't even release...Hmmm.... The fact that they won't even release the author's names so that potential colleagues can contact them is most suspicious. I'd like to know how they chose which countries to examine.Damien Hufferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808464886332759165noreply@blogger.com