The Tyranny of Experts (Revised)
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
$42.15
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2021
Summary
In The Tyranny of Experts, renowned economist William Easterly uncovers our failing efforts to fight global poverty. The expert approved, top-down approach to development has not only made little lasting progress, but has proven a convenient rationale for generations of human rights violations perpetrated by colonialists, post-colonial dictators, and US foreign policymakers. Easterly presents a devastating critique of the blighted record of authoritarian development, demonstrating how …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541675674 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1541675673 |
| Author: | William Easterly |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 136mm x 34mm |
About The Author
William Easterly
William Easterly is Professor of Economics at New York University and Co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute. He is the author of several books on global politics and economics, including The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (winner of the FA Hayek Award). His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Review of Books, and Washington Post. Foreign Policy magazine named him among the Top 100 Global Public Intellectuals. He lives in New York.
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