Spare the Advice

‘The Tyranny of Experts,’ by William Easterly

By HOWARD W. FRENCHAPRIL 18, 2014

Almost from the birth of “development” as a concept in modern political economy, poverty has been regarded as a problem in search of technical solutions. The key, we’re told, is finding the correct mixture of policies to promote agriculture, reform financial markets or improve health. With the right mix of prescriptions, results come down mostly to implementation.

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