How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed James C. Scott’s is a profound study book on why large-scale programs and plans to improve society often fail. This analysis focuses on plans implemented by states, examining disasters from Russia to Tanzania.
Scott provides sharp insight into the mechanisms behind these failed state projects and offers a critical examination of top-down social and environmental policy. Published by Yale University Press, the work is a valuable reference for anyone interested in political science and policy evaluation.
Product features
- Author: James C. Scott
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Binding: Trade paperback (US)
- Publication date: 2020-05-12
- Number of pages: 464
- ISBN: 9780300246759
- Theme: Central / national / federal government policies
- BISAC: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security
About the author
James C. Scott (1936-2024) was the Sterling Professor of Political Science and Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Yale University. His body of work includes, among other things The Art of Not Being Governed and Domination and the Arts of Resistance.