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An analysis of diverse failures in high-modernist, authoritarian state planning. It covers projects such as collectivization in Russia and the building of Brasilia, arguing that any centrally-managed social plan must recognize the importance of local customs and practical knowledge.
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Seeing Like a State, James C. Scott
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- 1999
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- Title
- Seeing Like a State
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James C. Scott
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN10
- 0300078153
- ISBN13
- 9780300078152
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Business, Business & Management, Political Science & Politics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- An analysis of diverse failures in high-modernist, authoritarian state planning. It covers projects such as collectivization in Russia and the building of Brasilia, arguing that any centrally-managed social plan must recognize the importance of local customs and practical knowledge.