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THE TYRANNY OF EXPERTS ALSO BY WILLIAM EASTERLY The White Man’s Burden The Elusive Quest for Growth Copyright © 2013 by William Easterly Published by Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical th articles and reviews. For information, address Basic Books, 250 West 57 Street, New York, NY 10107. Books published by Basic Books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810–4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail [email protected]. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-0-465-08090-8 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Lizzie TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: THE DEBATE THAT NEVER HAPPENED Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Two Nobel Laureates and the Debate They Never Had PART TWO: WHY THE DEBATE NEVER HAPPENED–THE REAL HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT IDEA Chapter Three Once Upon a Time in China Chapter Four Race, War, and the Fate of Africa Chapter Five One Day in Bogotá PART THREE: THE BLANK SLATE VERSUS LEARNING FROM HISTORY Chapter Six Values: The Long Struggle for Individual Rights Chapter Seven Institutions: We Oppress Them If We Can Chapter Eight The Majority Dream PART FOUR: NATIONS VERSUS INDIVIDUALS Chapter Nine Homes or Prisons? Nations and Migrations Chapter Ten How Much Do Nations Matter? PART FIVE: CONSCIOUS DESIGN VERSUS SPONTANEOUS SOLUTIONS Chapter Eleven Markets: The Association of Problem-Solvers Chapter Twelve Technology: How to Succeed Without Knowing How Chapter Thirteen Leaders: How We Are Seduced by Benevolent Autocrats Chapter Fourteen Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index THE TYRANNY OF EXPERTS
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