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Seeing Like a State

Seeing Like a State

Book by James C. Scott
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed is a book by James C. Scott critical of a system of beliefs he calls high modernism, that centers on governments' overconfidence in the ability to design and... Wikipedia
Originally published: March 1998
Pages: 464
$25.95
Feb 8, 1999 · In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields.
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In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social ...
The book makes an argument that states seek to force "legibility" on their subjects by homogenizing them and creating standards that simplify pre-existing, ...
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In Seeing Like a State, Scott explores how attempts to radically transform and improve the human condition have failed. He identifies the central problem of ...
A fascinating book on how governments, and the desire to govern, have shaped human life, for better or worse. Here are the key takeaways.
Mar 16, 2017 · Be a nerdy, geeky teen who has crap for self-esteem. You feel so bad about yourself that you desperately need to feel better than others in at ...
In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social ...
Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed. James C. Scott. Copyright Date: 1998. Published by: Yale University Press.