The tyranny of experts : economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor /
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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| 格式: | 圖書 |
| 語言: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Book Group,
c2013.
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
| 總結: | 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 first place. Further, they produce an accidental collusion with "benevolent autocrats," leaving dictators with yet more power to violate the rights of the poor. |
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| 實物描述: | viii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| 參考書目: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-380) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465031252 (hardback) 0465031250 (hardback) |