The Tyranny of Experts

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The Tyranny of Experts

Author	William Easterly
Language	English
Subject	Development Economics
Publisher	Basic Books
Publication date	March 4, 2014, February on Kindle
Pages	416
ISBN	978-0465031252

The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor is a 2014 book by the development economist William Easterly. It traces the history of the fight against global poverty, and examines the structural incentives of development. Easterly contends that poverty reduction has been used as a tactic to take away the rights of the poor and give power to the state and corporations. He suggests poverty reduction is better served by greater respect for individual freedom than a reliance on technocracy.