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May 12, 2011

Why do (some, mostly international) economists dislike democracy so much?

My newest Project Syndicate column was stimulated, if that is the right word, by a comment made by a discussant at a recent book launch for The Globalization Paradox. "Rodrik wants to make the world safe for politicians," complained the discussant, and this set me off thinking. Here is the result.

By the way, I think the answer to the question in my title is that they wish the world were run by Platonic guardians – namely economists like themselves…

Posted at 11:42 AM | Permalink

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