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William Easterly, The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor

Basic Books, New York, NY, 2013, viii + 394 pp, USD 29.99 (cloth)

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Williamson, C.R. William Easterly, The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor. Public Choice 163, 405–408 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-015-0257-8

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