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020			_a0300070160 (hbk.): _c35.00 US$
100		1	_aSCOTT James C
245		0	_aSeeing like a state: _bhow certain schemes to improve the human condition have failed
260			_aNew Haven, Conn.: _bYale Univ Press, _c1998
300			_a464p.
520		3	_aAnalyses failed cases of large scale authoritarian planning in a variety of fields. Argues that centrally managed social plans will self destruct when they attempt to impose Utopian visions which are at odds with the complex interdependencies of real societies.
650			_aAUTHORITARIANISM
650			_aCENTRAL PLANNING
650			_aSOCIAL ENGINEERING
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