Crackdown on unauthorized development.

Apparently the old way was to build in unauthorized locations and then pay the fines as part of the operating budget. The new plan is to enforce the existing regulations and try to have them demolished.

When a story about laws actually being enforced is news, it’s a good reminder that the weight of the law holds very different meanings in different countries.

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vctrnk 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In the phrase "you _____ follow the law",

- Most of Latin America is 'should/oughta' - North America is more like 'have to' - Europe is 'need to' - And majority of Asia is simply 'WILL'

(disclaimer: I'm from LatAm)

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andai an hour ago | parent | next [-]

What's the difference between those last three?

	▲	jghn an hour ago \| parent [-]
		"have to": If I don't, they'll shoot me "need to": It is a moral imperative for me to do this "WILL": Because of course this is the case

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alephnerd 29 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> And majority of Asia is simply 'WILL'

Nope. It's also "should/oughta" as well - even in developed Asian countries like South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan where bribery in development tenders is treated as cost of doing business.

GAN Integrity [0] and the Yeun Yuen Ang's unbundled corruption matrix [1] is the best way to think about corruption and judicial compliance risk.

To quote the 2016 remake of The Tick:

"Goat: I'm going to speed-dial the police

Arthur: You pay organized crime weekly to protect your store and you say nothing

Goat: At least the organized crime is organized"

LatAm isn't that different from much of Asia - the only difference is the bulk of FDI that would have gone to LatAm shifted to Asia in the 1990s-2000s because of stronger linkages thanks to Japanese and Taiwanese financial partners.

[0] - https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/

[1] - https://oecd-development-matters.org/2020/06/25/unbundling-c...

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Rover222 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Africa: what is law?

	▲	cute_boi an hour ago \| parent [-]
		in Africa small bribe is sufficient.

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DANmode 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’ll be interesting to see if there are any holdouts, or developments let alone.

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Panoramix 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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