Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott

Recommended on The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on 2026-07-28.

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Where it came up

• The Ezra Klein Show · The Democratic Party Needs Change | The Ezra Klein Show · at 53:43 · 2026-07-28

  “The second book that I want to recommend is a book called Seeing Like a State. And this is a book by someone who used to be a University of Wisconsin professor, actually, James C. Scott.”Recommended

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