Seeing Like a State
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454 pages
Examines how (sometimes quasi-) authoritarian central planning fails to deliver the goods, be they increased resources for the state or a better life for the people.
ISBN: 9781281729132
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Rory Sutherland
Business & Entrepreneurship"A fabulous book."
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Balaji Srinivasan
Business & Entrepreneurship"There’s a sense in which the term 'real name' is a misnomer. A better term is a state name — a name which makes you legible to the state."
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