{"text":"Consider the situation: Money that was provided because of social networks rather than need; a project designed for prestige rather than to be used; a lack of monitoring and accountability; and an architect appointed for show by somebody with little interest in the quality of the work. The outcome is hardly surprising: a project that should never have been built was built, and built badly.","author":"Tim Harford","tags":["accountability","money-management","monitoring","need","outcomes","prestige","project","project-management","quality-of-work"],"id":418202,"author_id":"Tim+Harford"}