| 000 | 02683nam a2200421 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 2013498232 | ||
| 003 | DLC | ||
| 005 | 20190729105434.0 | ||
| 008 | 140617s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng d | ||
| 010 | _a 2013498232 | ||
| 020 |
_a9780465031252 _qhardback |
||
| 020 |
_a0465031250 _qhardback |
||
| 035 | _a(OCoLC)ocn853310546 | ||
| 042 | _alccopycat | ||
| 043 | _ad------ | ||
| 040 |
_aYDXCP _beng _erda _cYDXCP _dBTCTA _dBDX _dJST _dCGP _dIMF _dXII _dMNW _dMOU _dSRC _dCZA _dDEBBG _dOCLCQ _dDLC _dMvI |
||
| 050 | 0 | 0 |
_aHD87 _b.E237 2013 |
| 084 |
_aQX 040 _2rvk |
||
| 082 | 0 | 0 |
_a339.4/6091724 _223 |
| 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 | _c©2013 | |
| 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 BogotaÌ -- 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 _xPolitical aspects. |
|
| 650 | 0 |
_aEconomic policy _xSocial aspects _zDeveloping countries. |
|
| 650 | 0 |
_aPoverty _xEconomic aspects _zDeveloping countries. |
|
| 948 | _au378997 | ||
| 949 |
_aHD87 .E237 2013 _wLC _c1 _hEY8Z _i33039001337368 |
||
| 596 | _a1 | ||
| 903 | _a27056 | ||
| 999 |
_c27056 _d27056 |
||