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Development projects observed / / Albert O. Hirschman ; foreword by Cass R. Sunstein ; afterword by Michele Alacevich



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Autore: Hirschman Albert O. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Development projects observed / / Albert O. Hirschman ; foreword by Cass R. Sunstein ; afterword by Michele Alacevich Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brokkings Institution Press, , 2015
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Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
Disciplina: 338.9
Soggetto topico: Economic development projects
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Persona (resp. second.): SunsteinCass R.
AlacevichMichele
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Albert Hirschman's Hiding Hand; Author's Preface: A Hidden Ambition; Author's Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Principle of the Hiding Hand; Uncertainties; Latitudes and Disciplines; Project Design: Trait-Taking and Trait-Making; Project Appraisal: The Centrality of Side-Effects; Albert Hirschman Observed; Index; Back Cover
Sommario/riassunto: Originally published in 1967, the modest and plainly descriptive title of Development Projects Observed is deceptive. Today, it is recognized as the ultimate volume of Hirschman's groundbreaking trilogy on development, and as the bridge to the broader social science themes of his subsequent writings. Though among his lesser-known works, this unassuming tome is one of his most influential.It is in this book that Hirschman first shared his now famous ""Principle of the Hiding Hand."" In an April 2013 New Yorker issue, Malcolm Gladwell wrote an appreciation of the principle, described by Cass S
Titolo autorizzato: Development projects observed  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8157-2643-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910463595103321
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Serie: A Brookings Classic