25 Jun 2007

There isn’t a law-abiding majority

The notion of a law-abiding majority is a myth, say researchers at Keele. More than six out of 10 people regularly commit crimes against the government, their employers or businesses.

“Contempt for the law is as widespread in the centre of society as it is assumed to be rampant at the margins and among specific marginal groups.”

This is far from ideal, and government behaves as if it doesn’t recognise this.

Wibbi government understood better what people want of it and worked harder to earn people’s respect.

Posted by William Heath on 25/06/07 at 7:42am
Categories · "What do we want?" · Foundation of Trust

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Ideal Government

Let's say what we want from e-enabled government. Let's observe government first-hand. Let's say "Wouldn't It Be Better If" (WIBBI). Become an ethnographer of bureaucracy today! It beats getting frustrated with public services.

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