The tyranny of experts economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor /

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Over the last century, global poverty has largely been viewed as a technical problem that merely requires the right "expert" solutions. Yet all too often, experts recommend solutions that fix immediate problems without addressing the systemic political factors that created them in the firs...

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Main Author: Easterly, William, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Book Group, [2013]
Physical Description:
viii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects:
Economic policy.
Economic policy -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.
Poverty -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.

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505 0 |a pt. 1. The debate that never happened. Introduction -- Two Nobel Laureates and the debate they never had -- pt. 2. Why the debate never happened : the real history of the development idea. Once upon a time in China -- Race, war, and the fate of Africa -- One day in Bogotá -- pt. 3. The blank slate versus learning from history. Values : the long struggle for individual rights -- Institutions : we oppress them if we can -- The majority dream -- pt. 4. Nations versus individuals. Homes or prisons? : Nations and migrations -- How much do nations matter? -- pt. 5. Conscious design versus spontaneous solutions. Markets : the association of problem-solvers -- Technology : how to succeed without knowing how -- Leaders : how we are seduced by benevolent autocrats -- Conclusion. 
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