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    The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
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    The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor

    Written by William Easterly

    Narrated by Jonathan Yen

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    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.


    In The Tyranny of Experts , economist William Easterly, bestselling author of The White Man' s Burden , traces the history of the fight against global poverty, showing not only how these tactics have trampled the individual freedom of the world' s poor, but how in doing so have suppressed a vital debate about an alternative approach to solving poverty: freedom. Presenting a wealth of cutting-edge economic research, Easterly argues that only a new model of development-- one predicated on respect for the individual rights of people in developing countries, that understands that unchecked state power is the problem and not the solution -- will be capable of ending global poverty once and for all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781490613611
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      The book is superficial in that it repeatedly and uncritically lumps together technocrats, experts, authoritarians and dictators as tyrants. Read David Broodman's review to see what I mean. But it also has good parts. Hayek is a hero of Easterly's and the beginning is a good intro to Hayek's ideas about knowledge. Rights before economic development is a pet cause, and something too few talk about. (Well-meaning) racism was a crucial element in the development of authoriatarian development ideas - the powerful (colonialists, Chinese leadership, or others) had to lead for the benefit of those who were lead. Another interesting history part is about research on the role of social and civic capital in the development of in particular Italian city states. Chapters 8-9 on migration are very sensible. Recommended, and do consider his critical words seriously, but ignore the unsubstantive and unnuanced ones.