The Curious Task

Bill Easterly — What Is The Tyranny of Experts?

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Bill Easterly tours some of the concepts from his book The Tyranny of Experts, and explores why technocrats imposing their own form of economic development on cultures and peoples can produce more harm than good.

References from The Curious Task Episode 96 with Bill Easterly

  • You can purchase a copy of The Tyranny of the Experts by Bill Easterly here. 
  • The End of Poverty by Jeff Sachs can be found on Amazon here.
  • The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek can be purchased here.
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