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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Basic Books, 2013Description: viii, 394P. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780465031252
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.4EAS
Summary: 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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Book Book UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Sustainable Development 339.4EAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available UR006748

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-380) and index.

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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