How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Veritas Paperbacks)
by James C. Scott
Recommended by 7 notable people, including Nat Eliason and Balaji S. Srinivasan
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"One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades." ?John Gray, New York Times Book ReviewHailed as "a magisterial critique of topdown social planning" by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail?sometimes catastr...
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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