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050	0	0	_aHD87 _b.E237 2013
082	0	0	_a339.4/6091724 _223
100	1		_aEasterly, William, _d1957- _96069
245	1	4	_aThe tyranny of experts : _beconomists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor / _cWilliam Easterly.
260			_aNew York : _bBasic Books, a member of the Perseus Book Group, _cc2013.
300			_aviii, 394 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 355-380) and index.
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 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.
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.
650		0	_aEconomic policy _xPolitical aspects. _96070
650		0	_aEconomic policy _xSocial aspects _zDeveloping countries. _96071
650		0	_aPoverty _xEconomic aspects _zDeveloping countries. _96072
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