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050	0	0	_aHD 87 _b.E237 2013
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100	1		_aEasterly, William, _d1957-
245	1	4	_aThe tyranny of experts : _beconomists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor / _cWilliam Easterly.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, a member of the Perseus Book Group, _c[2013]
264		4	_c2013
300			_aviii, 394 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 355-380) and index.
520			_aOver 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 first place. Further, they produce an accidental collusion with "benevolent autocrats," leaving dictators with yet more power to violate the rights of the poor.
505	0		_aPt. 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 Bogot�a -- 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.
650		0	_aEconomic policy.
650		0	_aEconomic policy _xSocial aspects _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aPoverty _xEconomic aspects _zDeveloping countries.
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