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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Easterly, William (1957-....)
Titre(s) : The tyranny of experts [Texte imprimé] : economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor / William Easterly
Publication : New York : Basic Books, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-394 p.) : illustrations ; 25 cm
Comprend : Pt. 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 Bogotá ; 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.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 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. 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." -- Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Économie et politique -- Pays en développement
Économie politique -- Société -- Pays en développement
Pauvreté -- Aspect économique -- Pays en développement
Gouvernance -- Pays en développement
Indice(s) Dewey :
339.460 91724 (23e éd.) = Pauvreté (macro-économie) - Régions en voie de développement
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-0-465-03125-2 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb438880136
Notice n° :
FRBNF43888013
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
