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My knee jerk reaction to any call for help from someone associated with as hideous an insitution as the world bank is to tell that person to go f*ck themselves. Although I'll refrain from doing so in this instance, and instead pose somes *serious* questions related to cost analysis while we're on the topic of saving dollars and cents: How much money would government be saving by NOT labeling individuals who display "problematic" behaviours as having "mentally illnesses" and by letting them go about their lives free of psychiatric restraints (i.e., chemical dependency, instituationalization)? How much less suffering would there be in the world if vanguard instituations of neo-liberalism such as the world bank and IMF stopped imposing asterity programs on the world, or alternatively did something worthwhile for humanity? How much post-secondary funding does it take to brainwash someone into thinking that organizations like the world bank actually serve a purpose for the world, other than inflicting massive suffering on the overwhelming majority of its citizens? How much puke would it take to drown employees of the world bank and would it be more cost effective to simply shoot them all? Date sent: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:00:55 -0400 Send reply to: [log in to unmask] From: Daniel Mont <[log in to unmask]> Subject: data on costs To: [log in to unmask] > I am working at the World Bank in an effort to promote an inclusive approach to > our various projects in health, education, and employment. > > I am continually asked the following questions I've listed below. If any of you > know of any empirical research that could be of use in answering these questions > I would be extremely grateful. I really need academic type studies that > rigorously analyze data. > > Let me stress that I wholeheartedly believe in a rights-based approach. The > world is about more than dollars and cents. But to generate financial support > from donor countries info on dollars and cents helps a lot. > > 1) What (if any) are the additional costs of making new school and health clinic > construction accessible? > > 2) In many countries, unfortunately, the approach is still to institutionalize > people who are mentally ill or who have cognitive disabilities. How much money > could be saved by providing services to that successfully help those people be > integrated into mainstream society, instead of institutionalizing them? > > 3) What are the economic costs and benefits of programs (such as voc rehab or > disability management systems,etc) that support the efforts of people with > disabilities to find and retain employment? > > Thanks, > Dan > > ________________End of message______________________ > > Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List > are now located at: > > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > > You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page. ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.