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Dewey identified a paradox. __As the importance of the citizen grew in the political realm—thanks to the expansion of basic rights in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—the phenomenon was paralleled by the growth in power of large corporate and governmental organizations directed by managerial and technical expertise.__
Citizens, Experts, and the Environment - The Politics of Local Knowledge
Frank Fischer
‘Merit’ is the weapon of choice for an Indian elite that has dominated a system by allegedly divine authorisation, and denied knowledge—of certain kinds—to the subordinated castes for thousands of years.
Annihilation of Caste
B.R. Ambedkar
Growth does not guarantee political improvement but neither does it preclude it.
The Dictator's Handbook
de Mesquita Bueno
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