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What high profile contest has the Daily Kansan won? | <text>What high profile contest has the Daily Kansan won?</text><reasoning>The school newspaper of the University of Kansas is University Daily Kansan, which placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation competition, often called "The Pulitzers of ... |
In what year did the Daily Kansan win the Intercollegiate Writing Competition? | <text>In what year did the Daily Kansan win the Intercollegiate Writing Competition?</text><reasoning>The school newspaper of the University of Kansas is University Daily Kansan, which placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation competition, ofte... |
What is the name of an online resource that was created into provide a resource about KU? | <text>What is the name of an online resource that was created into provide a resource about KU?</text><reasoning>The school newspaper of the University of Kansas is University Daily Kansan, which placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation compet... |
What is the name of the poet who won the Nelson award in 2006? | <text>What is the name of the poet who won the Nelson award in 2006?</text><reasoning>The school newspaper of the University of Kansas is University Daily Kansan, which placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation competition, often called "The Pu... |
What was Noriega's government accused of being? | <text>What was Noriega's government accused of being?</text><reasoning>The United States accused Manuel Noriega's government in Panama of being a "narcokleptocracy", a corrupt government profiting on illegal drug trade. Later the U.S. invaded Panama and captured Noriega.</reasoning><output>narcokleptocracy</output> |
What country did Noriega rule? | <text>What country did Noriega rule?</text><reasoning>The United States accused Manuel Noriega's government in Panama of being a "narcokleptocracy", a corrupt government profiting on illegal drug trade. Later the U.S. invaded Panama and captured Noriega.</reasoning><output>Panama</output> |
What country invaded Panama to capture Noriega? | <text>What country invaded Panama to capture Noriega?</text><reasoning>The United States accused Manuel Noriega's government in Panama of being a "narcokleptocracy", a corrupt government profiting on illegal drug trade. Later the U.S. invaded Panama and captured Noriega.</reasoning><output>United States</output> |
What is a narcokleptocracy? | <text>What is a narcokleptocracy?</text><reasoning>The United States accused Manuel Noriega's government in Panama of being a "narcokleptocracy", a corrupt government profiting on illegal drug trade. Later the U.S. invaded Panama and captured Noriega.</reasoning><output>government profiting on illegal drug trade</outpu... |
What is Noriega's first name? | <text>What is Noriega's first name?</text><reasoning>The United States accused Manuel Noriega's government in Panama of being a "narcokleptocracy", a corrupt government profiting on illegal drug trade. Later the U.S. invaded Panama and captured Noriega.</reasoning><output>Manuel</output> |
When did KU start fielding a football team? | <text>When did KU start fielding a football team?</text><reasoning>KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1968, and 2008. They are currently coached by David Beaty, who was hired in 2014. In 2008, under the leadership of Mark Mangino, the #7 Jayhawks emerged victorious in thei... |
How many times has the team from the University of Kansas appeared in the Orange Bowl? | <text>How many times has the team from the University of Kansas appeared in the Orange Bowl?</text><reasoning>KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1968, and 2008. They are currently coached by David Beaty, who was hired in 2014. In 2008, under the leadership of Mark Mangino,... |
Who is the current head of KU's football program? | <text>Who is the current head of KU's football program?</text><reasoning>KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1968, and 2008. They are currently coached by David Beaty, who was hired in 2014. In 2008, under the leadership of Mark Mangino, the #7 Jayhawks emerged victorious i... |
Who did KU defeat in the 2008 Orange Bowl? | <text>Who did KU defeat in the 2008 Orange Bowl?</text><reasoning>KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1968, and 2008. They are currently coached by David Beaty, who was hired in 2014. In 2008, under the leadership of Mark Mangino, the #7 Jayhawks emerged victorious in their... |
What is the name of the facility that the KU football team plays in? | <text>What is the name of the facility that the KU football team plays in?</text><reasoning>KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1968, and 2008. They are currently coached by David Beaty, who was hired in 2014. In 2008, under the leadership of Mark Mangino, the #7 Jayhawks e... |
Along with food aid, what is most at risk in these countries? | <text>Along with food aid, what is most at risk in these countries?</text><reasoning>The scale of humanitarian aid to the poor and unstable regions of the world grows, but it is highly vulnerable to corruption, with food aid, construction and other highly valued assistance as the most at risk. Food aid can be directly ... |
How is food aid usually directly redirected from the people it should go to? | <text>How is food aid usually directly redirected from the people it should go to?</text><reasoning>The scale of humanitarian aid to the poor and unstable regions of the world grows, but it is highly vulnerable to corruption, with food aid, construction and other highly valued assistance as the most at risk. Food aid c... |
Food aid can also be indirectly diverted from its intended recipients through the manipulation of what? | <text>Food aid can also be indirectly diverted from its intended recipients through the manipulation of what?</text><reasoning>The scale of humanitarian aid to the poor and unstable regions of the world grows, but it is highly vulnerable to corruption, with food aid, construction and other highly valued assistance as t... |
Corruption also occurs when an official wants to cause some form of harm to who? | <text>Corruption also occurs when an official wants to cause some form of harm to who?</text><reasoning>Seeking to harm enemies becomes corruption when official powers are illegitimately used as means to this end. For example, trumped-up charges are often brought up against journalists or writers who bring up political... |
False charges can be brought against a journalist who writes about what? | <text>False charges can be brought against a journalist who writes about what?</text><reasoning>Seeking to harm enemies becomes corruption when official powers are illegitimately used as means to this end. For example, trumped-up charges are often brought up against journalists or writers who bring up politically sensi... |
The difference between corruption that is public or private looks like what? | <text>The difference between corruption that is public or private looks like what?</text><reasoning>Ultimately, the distinction between public and private sector corruption sometimes appears rather artificial, and national anti-corruption initiatives may need to avoid legal and other loopholes in the coverage of the in... |
What needs to stay away from loopholes? | <text>What needs to stay away from loopholes?</text><reasoning>Ultimately, the distinction between public and private sector corruption sometimes appears rather artificial, and national anti-corruption initiatives may need to avoid legal and other loopholes in the coverage of the instruments.</reasoning><output>nationa... |
What is not limited to just government officials? | <text>What is not limited to just government officials?</text><reasoning>Kickbacks are not limited to government officials; any situation in which people are entrusted to spend funds that do not belong to them are susceptible to this kind of corruption.</reasoning><output>Kickbacks</output> |
Even if a harvest is good, food security can be crippled when a government has tendencies toward what? | <text>Even if a harvest is good, food security can be crippled when a government has tendencies toward what?</text><reasoning>Governments with strong tendencies towards kleptocracy can undermine food security even when harvests are good. Officials often steal state property. In Bihar, India, more than 80% of the subsid... |
When was KU's first student union constructed? | <text>When was KU's first student union constructed?</text><reasoning>The first union was built on campus in 1926 as a campus community center. The unions are still the "living rooms" of campus today and include three locations – the Kansas Union and Burge Union at the Lawrence Campus and Jayhawk Central at the Edwards... |
What was the role the union was intended serve? | <text>What was the role the union was intended serve?</text><reasoning>The first union was built on campus in 1926 as a campus community center. The unions are still the "living rooms" of campus today and include three locations – the Kansas Union and Burge Union at the Lawrence Campus and Jayhawk Central at the Edward... |
What is the name of the student union on the Edwards Campus of KU? | <text>What is the name of the student union on the Edwards Campus of KU?</text><reasoning>The first union was built on campus in 1926 as a campus community center. The unions are still the "living rooms" of campus today and include three locations – the Kansas Union and Burge Union at the Lawrence Campus and Jayhawk Ce... |
What company runs the University of Kansas's bookstore? | <text>What company runs the University of Kansas's bookstore?</text><reasoning>The first union was built on campus in 1926 as a campus community center. The unions are still the "living rooms" of campus today and include three locations – the Kansas Union and Burge Union at the Lawrence Campus and Jayhawk Central at th... |
What is the name of a potential recipient of funds from enterprises like the bookstore and dining centers at KU? | <text>What is the name of a potential recipient of funds from enterprises like the bookstore and dining centers at KU?</text><reasoning>The first union was built on campus in 1926 as a campus community center. The unions are still the "living rooms" of campus today and include three locations – the Kansas Union and Bur... |
Which researchers studied corruption from Sub-Saharan countries from 1970 to 1996? | <text>Which researchers studied corruption from Sub-Saharan countries from 1970 to 1996?</text><reasoning>University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers estimated that from 1970 to 1996, capital flight from 30 Sub-Saharan countries totaled $187bn, exceeding those nations' external debts. (The results, expressed in ret... |
The 187 billion exceeded what in these countries? | <text>The 187 billion exceeded what in these countries?</text><reasoning>University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers estimated that from 1970 to 1996, capital flight from 30 Sub-Saharan countries totaled $187bn, exceeding those nations' external debts. (The results, expressed in retarded or suppressed development, ... |
What was one of the factors for this behavior in Africa? | <text>What was one of the factors for this behavior in Africa?</text><reasoning>University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers estimated that from 1970 to 1996, capital flight from 30 Sub-Saharan countries totaled $187bn, exceeding those nations' external debts. (The results, expressed in retarded or suppressed develo... |
When groups that are antagonistic to each other form a coalition for hidden gain, it is called what? | <text>When groups that are antagonistic to each other form a coalition for hidden gain, it is called what?</text><reasoning>An unholy alliance is a coalition among seemingly antagonistic groups for ad hoc or hidden gain, generally some influential non-governmental group forming ties with political parties, supplying fu... |
While not illegal, an unholy alliance can be more dangerous to the public than what? | <text>While not illegal, an unholy alliance can be more dangerous to the public than what?</text><reasoning>An unholy alliance is a coalition among seemingly antagonistic groups for ad hoc or hidden gain, generally some influential non-governmental group forming ties with political parties, supplying funding in exchang... |
When was Jinrong a police chief in this area? | <text>When was Jinrong a police chief in this area?</text><reasoning>An illustrative example of official involvement in organized crime can be found from 1920s and 1930s Shanghai, where Huang Jinrong was a police chief in the French concession, while simultaneously being a gang boss and co-operating with Du Yuesheng, t... |
Who was a local gang ringleader in the same area? | <text>Who was a local gang ringleader in the same area?</text><reasoning>An illustrative example of official involvement in organized crime can be found from 1920s and 1930s Shanghai, where Huang Jinrong was a police chief in the French concession, while simultaneously being a gang boss and co-operating with Du Yueshen... |
In addition to being a police chief, Jinrong was also what? | <text>In addition to being a police chief, Jinrong was also what?</text><reasoning>An illustrative example of official involvement in organized crime can be found from 1920s and 1930s Shanghai, where Huang Jinrong was a police chief in the French concession, while simultaneously being a gang boss and co-operating with ... |
These types of corruption can harm what? | <text>These types of corruption can harm what?</text><reasoning>Corruption is not specific to poor, developing, or transition countries. In western countries, cases of bribery and other forms of corruption in all possible fields exist: under-the-table payments made to reputed surgeons by patients attempting to be on to... |
Along with institutions, this type of corruption can discredit what? | <text>Along with institutions, this type of corruption can discredit what?</text><reasoning>Corruption is not specific to poor, developing, or transition countries. In western countries, cases of bribery and other forms of corruption in all possible fields exist: under-the-table payments made to reputed surgeons by pat... |
Corruption aids what as far as the environment is concerned? | <text>Corruption aids what as far as the environment is concerned?</text><reasoning>Corruption facilitates environmental destruction. While corrupt societies may have formal legislation to protect the environment, it cannot be enforced if officials can easily be bribed. The same applies to social rights worker protecti... |
Formal legislation cannot be regulated when officials are what? | <text>Formal legislation cannot be regulated when officials are what?</text><reasoning>Corruption facilitates environmental destruction. While corrupt societies may have formal legislation to protect the environment, it cannot be enforced if officials can easily be bribed. The same applies to social rights worker prote... |
Bribes also halt unions, the protection of children in labor, and what? | <text>Bribes also halt unions, the protection of children in labor, and what?</text><reasoning>Corruption facilitates environmental destruction. While corrupt societies may have formal legislation to protect the environment, it cannot be enforced if officials can easily be bribed. The same applies to social rights work... |
When these laws are broken, corrupt countries gain what in the international market? | <text>When these laws are broken, corrupt countries gain what in the international market?</text><reasoning>Corruption facilitates environmental destruction. While corrupt societies may have formal legislation to protect the environment, it cannot be enforced if officials can easily be bribed. The same applies to socia... |
Substandard what is often one way for corruption to enter the construction field? | <text>Substandard what is often one way for corruption to enter the construction field?</text><reasoning>In construction and shelter there are numerous opportunities for diversion and profit through substandard workmanship, kickbacks for contracts and favouritism in the provision of valuable shelter material. Thus whil... |
What happens with contracts to aid corruption? | <text>What happens with contracts to aid corruption?</text><reasoning>In construction and shelter there are numerous opportunities for diversion and profit through substandard workmanship, kickbacks for contracts and favouritism in the provision of valuable shelter material. Thus while humanitarian aid agencies are usu... |
Recipients of aid are concerned about what? | <text>Recipients of aid are concerned about what?</text><reasoning>In construction and shelter there are numerous opportunities for diversion and profit through substandard workmanship, kickbacks for contracts and favouritism in the provision of valuable shelter material. Thus while humanitarian aid agencies are usuall... |
Those receiving aid may have connections, pay bribes or what? | <text>Those receiving aid may have connections, pay bribes or what?</text><reasoning>In construction and shelter there are numerous opportunities for diversion and profit through substandard workmanship, kickbacks for contracts and favouritism in the provision of valuable shelter material. Thus while humanitarian aid a... |
Corrupt people may manipulate what to receive more assistance? | <text>Corrupt people may manipulate what to receive more assistance?</text><reasoning>In construction and shelter there are numerous opportunities for diversion and profit through substandard workmanship, kickbacks for contracts and favouritism in the provision of valuable shelter material. Thus while humanitarian aid ... |
According to Thomas Jefferson, when the media is free and people are literate they are what? | <text>According to Thomas Jefferson, when the media is free and people are literate they are what?</text><reasoning>Thomas Jefferson observed a tendency for "The functionaries of every government ... to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit [for liberty and property] .... |
When entrusted funds are stolen, it is called what? | <text>When entrusted funds are stolen, it is called what?</text><reasoning>Embezzlement is the theft of entrusted funds. It is political when it involves public money taken by a public official for use by anyone not specified by the public. A common type of embezzlement is that of personal use of entrusted government r... |
It is considered political when it involves what kind of money? | <text>It is considered political when it involves what kind of money?</text><reasoning>Embezzlement is the theft of entrusted funds. It is political when it involves public money taken by a public official for use by anyone not specified by the public. A common type of embezzlement is that of personal use of entrusted ... |
One form of political embezzlement is when a politician uses government resources for what use? | <text>One form of political embezzlement is when a politician uses government resources for what use?</text><reasoning>Embezzlement is the theft of entrusted funds. It is political when it involves public money taken by a public official for use by anyone not specified by the public. A common type of embezzlement is th... |
What was the first year in which a men's team played basketball at the University of Kansas? | <text>What was the first year in which a men's team played basketball at the University of Kansas?</text><reasoning>The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. The team has won five national titles, including thre... |
Who is the head of men's basketball at KU? | <text>Who is the head of men's basketball at KU?</text><reasoning>The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. The team has won five national titles, including three NCAA tournament championships in 1952, 1988, and... |
How many times has the University of Kansas won a national championship in men's basketball? | <text>How many times has the University of Kansas won a national championship in men's basketball?</text><reasoning>The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. The team has won five national titles, including thre... |
Who is considered the most famous basketball alumnus of KU? | <text>Who is considered the most famous basketball alumnus of KU?</text><reasoning>The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. The team has won five national titles, including three NCAA tournament championships i... |
In what year did the NABC hold its first and only men's basketball tournament? | <text>In what year did the NABC hold its first and only men's basketball tournament?</text><reasoning>The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. The team has won five national titles, including three NCAA tournam... |
Unlike the first wave, the second wave does not offer what type of coverage? | <text>Unlike the first wave, the second wave does not offer what type of coverage?</text><reasoning>Typical second wave corruption metrics do not offer the worldwide coverage found in first wave projects, and instead focus on localizing information gathered to specific problems and creating deep, "unpackable"[clarifica... |
What is the British aid agency's research called? | <text>What is the British aid agency's research called?</text><reasoning>Alternative approaches, such as the British aid agency's Drivers of Change research, skips numbers and promotes understanding corruption via political economy analysis of who controls power in a given society.</reasoning><output>Drivers of Change<... |
What does Drivers of Change skip? | <text>What does Drivers of Change skip?</text><reasoning>Alternative approaches, such as the British aid agency's Drivers of Change research, skips numbers and promotes understanding corruption via political economy analysis of who controls power in a given society.</reasoning><output>numbers</output> |
What does Drivers of Change promote? | <text>What does Drivers of Change promote?</text><reasoning>Alternative approaches, such as the British aid agency's Drivers of Change research, skips numbers and promotes understanding corruption via political economy analysis of who controls power in a given society.</reasoning><output>understanding corruption</outpu... |
Who discovered the correlation that congressman who have less local press coverage work less for the people who elected them? | <text>Who discovered the correlation that congressman who have less local press coverage work less for the people who elected them?</text><reasoning>Snyder and Strömberg found "that a poor fit between newspaper markets and political districts reduces press coverage of politics. ... Congressmen who are less covered by t... |
What newspaper stopped publishing in 2007? | <text>What newspaper stopped publishing in 2007?</text><reasoning>Snyder and Strömberg found "that a poor fit between newspaper markets and political districts reduces press coverage of politics. ... Congressmen who are less covered by the local press work less for their constituencies: they are less likely to stand wi... |
Who was most likely to get reelected after the Post shut down? | <text>Who was most likely to get reelected after the Post shut down?</text><reasoning>Snyder and Strömberg found "that a poor fit between newspaper markets and political districts reduces press coverage of politics. ... Congressmen who are less covered by the local press work less for their constituencies: they are les... |
Campaign spending and what fell after the Post stopped publishing? | <text>Campaign spending and what fell after the Post stopped publishing?</text><reasoning>Snyder and Strömberg found "that a poor fit between newspaper markets and political districts reduces press coverage of politics. ... Congressmen who are less covered by the local press work less for their constituencies: they are... |
Where is corruption most noticeable? | <text>Where is corruption most noticeable?</text><reasoning>Corruption is often most evident in countries with the smallest per capita incomes, relying on foreign aid for health services. Local political interception of donated money from overseas is especially prevalent in Sub-Saharan African nations, where it was rep... |
These countries rely on foreign aid for what? | <text>These countries rely on foreign aid for what?</text><reasoning>Corruption is often most evident in countries with the smallest per capita incomes, relying on foreign aid for health services. Local political interception of donated money from overseas is especially prevalent in Sub-Saharan African nations, where i... |
In Sub-Saharan African countries, what level of government is corruption especially prevalent at? | <text>In Sub-Saharan African countries, what level of government is corruption especially prevalent at?</text><reasoning>Corruption is often most evident in countries with the smallest per capita incomes, relying on foreign aid for health services. Local political interception of donated money from overseas is especial... |
Which report described this corruption? | <text>Which report described this corruption?</text><reasoning>Corruption is often most evident in countries with the smallest per capita incomes, relying on foreign aid for health services. Local political interception of donated money from overseas is especially prevalent in Sub-Saharan African nations, where it was ... |
How many funds did not reach their intended recipients who needed medical attention? | <text>How many funds did not reach their intended recipients who needed medical attention?</text><reasoning>Corruption is often most evident in countries with the smallest per capita incomes, relying on foreign aid for health services. Local political interception of donated money from overseas is especially prevalent ... |
What is it called when relatives are favored over other people? | <text>What is it called when relatives are favored over other people?</text><reasoning>Favoring relatives (nepotism) or personal friends (cronyism) of an official is a form of illegitimate private gain. This may be combined with bribery, for example demanding that a business should employ a relative of an official cont... |
What is it called when friends are favored over other people? | <text>What is it called when friends are favored over other people?</text><reasoning>Favoring relatives (nepotism) or personal friends (cronyism) of an official is a form of illegitimate private gain. This may be combined with bribery, for example demanding that a business should employ a relative of an official contro... |
Cronyism is also when people are selected from a closed and exclusive social network, which is called what? | <text>Cronyism is also when people are selected from a closed and exclusive social network, which is called what?</text><reasoning>Favoring relatives (nepotism) or personal friends (cronyism) of an official is a form of illegitimate private gain. This may be combined with bribery, for example demanding that a business ... |
What do you call paying government officials to use their position in their office? | <text>What do you call paying government officials to use their position in their office?</text><reasoning>In the context of political corruption, a bribe may involve a payment given to a government official in exchange of his use of official powers. Bribery requires two participants: one to give the bribe, and one to ... |
What is the minimum amount of people that can be involved in a bribe? | <text>What is the minimum amount of people that can be involved in a bribe?</text><reasoning>In the context of political corruption, a bribe may involve a payment given to a government official in exchange of his use of official powers. Bribery requires two participants: one to give the bribe, and one to take it. Eithe... |
What is it called when corruption is part of all public life? | <text>What is it called when corruption is part of all public life?</text><reasoning>In the context of political corruption, a bribe may involve a payment given to a government official in exchange of his use of official powers. Bribery requires two participants: one to give the bribe, and one to take it. Either may in... |
Beyond getting money, bribes are also used to cause what to others? | <text>Beyond getting money, bribes are also used to cause what to others?</text><reasoning>In the context of political corruption, a bribe may involve a payment given to a government official in exchange of his use of official powers. Bribery requires two participants: one to give the bribe, and one to take it. Either ... |
Giving government jobs to supporters is called what? | <text>Giving government jobs to supporters is called what?</text><reasoning>Patronage refers to favoring supporters, for example with government employment. This may be legitimate, as when a newly elected government changes the top officials in the administration in order to effectively implement its policy. It can be ... |
What country quickly changes most people working in government position when a new government comes into power? | <text>What country quickly changes most people working in government position when a new government comes into power?</text><reasoning>Patronage refers to favoring supporters, for example with government employment. This may be legitimate, as when a newly elected government changes the top officials in the administrati... |
What language is the word dialectus from? | <text>What language is the word dialectus from?</text><reasoning>The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena.</reaso... |
From what language does the word diálektos come? | <text>From what language does the word diálektos come?</text><reasoning>The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena.... |
What does diálektos mean in English? | <text>What does diálektos mean in English?</text><reasoning>The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena.</reasoning>... |
How many different types of linguistic phenomena is the term dialect used to describe? | <text>How many different types of linguistic phenomena is the term dialect used to describe?</text><reasoning>The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two di... |
How many distinct ways is the term dialect used? | <text>How many distinct ways is the term dialect used?</text><reasoning>The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena.... |
Who has stated that apolitical food problems do not exist? | <text>Who has stated that apolitical food problems do not exist?</text><reasoning>The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has observed that "there is no such thing as an apolitical food problem." While drought and other naturally occurring events may trigger famine conditions, it is government action or inaction ... |
What can trigger famine conditions? | <text>What can trigger famine conditions?</text><reasoning>The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has observed that "there is no such thing as an apolitical food problem." While drought and other naturally occurring events may trigger famine conditions, it is government action or inaction that determines its sev... |
While natural occurrences can cause famine, what determines the severity of it? | <text>While natural occurrences can cause famine, what determines the severity of it?</text><reasoning>The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has observed that "there is no such thing as an apolitical food problem." While drought and other naturally occurring events may trigger famine conditions, it is governmen... |
In their pursuit of more money and power, corrupt dictators often ignore what? | <text>In their pursuit of more money and power, corrupt dictators often ignore what?</text><reasoning>A corrupt dictatorship typically results in many years of general hardship and suffering for the vast majority of citizens as civil society and the rule of law disintegrate. In addition, corrupt dictators routinely ign... |
Who found evidence that where the media had freedom there was less political corruption? | <text>Who found evidence that where the media had freedom there was less political corruption?</text><reasoning>Recent research supports Jefferson's claim. Brunetti and Weder found "evidence of a significant relationship between more press freedom and less corruption in a large cross-section of countries." They also pr... |
Who discovered that more people reading newspapers resulted in higher political accountability? | <text>Who discovered that more people reading newspapers resulted in higher political accountability?</text><reasoning>Recent research supports Jefferson's claim. Brunetti and Weder found "evidence of a significant relationship between more press freedom and less corruption in a large cross-section of countries." They ... |
About 100 countries and what else was information gathered from to show that more people reading newspapers had higher political accountability? | <text>About 100 countries and what else was information gathered from to show that more people reading newspapers had higher political accountability?</text><reasoning>Recent research supports Jefferson's claim. Brunetti and Weder found "evidence of a significant relationship between more press freedom and less corrupt... |
Illegal interference with an election is called what? | <text>Illegal interference with an election is called what?</text><reasoning>Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud affect vote counts to bring about an election result, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival ... |
Another term for electoral fraud is what? | <text>Another term for electoral fraud is what?</text><reasoning>Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud affect vote counts to bring about an election result, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, ... |
Illegal voter registration, the miscounting of votes, and what at polls is considered voter fraud? | <text>Illegal voter registration, the miscounting of votes, and what at polls is considered voter fraud?</text><reasoning>Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud affect vote counts to bring about an election result, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candi... |
In some countries there is no formal deal but what that makes prosecuting bribes difficult? | <text>In some countries there is no formal deal but what that makes prosecuting bribes difficult?</text><reasoning>This dissociation aims to make the early steps (offering, promising, requesting an advantage) of a corrupt deal already an offence and, thus, to give a clear signal (from a criminal-policy point-of-view) t... |
A bribe can include requesting, offering, giving or what of favors or money? | <text>A bribe can include requesting, offering, giving or what of favors or money?</text><reasoning>This dissociation aims to make the early steps (offering, promising, requesting an advantage) of a corrupt deal already an offence and, thus, to give a clear signal (from a criminal-policy point-of-view) that bribery is ... |
How many firms throughout the world have been surveyed by the World Bank in regards to its corruption study? | <text>How many firms throughout the world have been surveyed by the World Bank in regards to its corruption study?</text><reasoning>The World Bank collects a range of data on corruption, including survey responses from over 100,000 firms worldwide and a set of indicators of governance and institutional quality. Moreove... |
How many dimensions of governance are measured by the Worldwide Governance Indicators? | <text>How many dimensions of governance are measured by the Worldwide Governance Indicators?</text><reasoning>The World Bank collects a range of data on corruption, including survey responses from over 100,000 firms worldwide and a set of indicators of governance and institutional quality. Moreover, one of the six dime... |
One of the dimensions is the extent to which power is exercised for personal gain, which is called what? | <text>One of the dimensions is the extent to which power is exercised for personal gain, which is called what?</text><reasoning>The World Bank collects a range of data on corruption, including survey responses from over 100,000 firms worldwide and a set of indicators of governance and institutional quality. Moreover, o... |
Which organization is most notable for adopting the global coverage of these studies? | <text>Which organization is most notable for adopting the global coverage of these studies?</text><reasoning>The World Bank collects a range of data on corruption, including survey responses from over 100,000 firms worldwide and a set of indicators of governance and institutional quality. Moreover, one of the six dimen... |
Why is it difficult to measure corruption? | <text>Why is it difficult to measure corruption?</text><reasoning>Measuring corruption statistically is difficult if not impossible due to the illicit nature of the transaction and imprecise definitions of corruption. While "corruption" indices first appeared in 1995 with the Corruption Perceptions Index CPI, all of th... |
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