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Development Projects Observed - (Brookings Classic) by Albert O Hirschman (Paperback)

Name: Development Projects Observed - (Brookings Classic) by Albert O Hirschman (Paperback)
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Originally published in 1967, the modest and plainly descriptive title of Development Projects Observed is deceptive.
About the Author: Albert O. Hirschman (1915-2012) was an influential economist who is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary intellectuals.
228 Pages
Business + Money Management, Development
Series Name: Brookings Classic

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Originally published in 1967, the modest and plainly descriptive title of Development Projects Observed is deceptive. Today, it is recognized as the ultimate volume of Hirschman's groundbreaking trilogy on development, and as the bridge to the broader social science themes of his subsequent writings. Though among his lesser-known works, this unassuming tome is one of his most influential.
It is in this book that Hirschman first shared his now famous ""Principle of the Hiding Hand."" In an April 2013 New Yorker issue, Malcolm Gladwell wrote an appreciation of the principle, described by Cass Sunstein in the book's new foreword as ""a bit of a trick up history's sleeve."" It can be summed up as a phenomenon in which people's inability to foresee obstacles leads to actions that succeed because people have far more problem-solving ability that they anticipate or appreciate.
And it is in Development Projects Observed that Hirschman laid the foundation for the core of his most important work, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, and later led to the concept of an ""exit strategy.""

About the Author

Albert O. Hirschman (1915-2012) was an influential economist who is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary intellectuals. His other books include Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (Harvard University Press, 1970) and The Strategy of Economic Development (Yale University Press, 1958).

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 228

Genre: Business + Money Management

Sub-Genre: Development

Series Title: Brookings Classic

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Theme: Economic Development

Format: Paperback

Author: Albert O Hirschman

Language: English

Street Date: December 10, 2014

TCIN: 1012522653

UPC: 9780815726425

Item Number (DPCI): 247-52-9235

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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