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...And we're back

Update: 2023-12-15

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Scott returns after some time away to discuss policymaker ignorance and university administrators, and to offer some updates about a number of stories discussed on previous episodes.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com

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WIPMI Book Club - James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

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...And we're back

...And we're back

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...And we're back

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