Legibility & Control: Themes in the Work of James C. Scott

Kevin Carson’s twelfth research study for C4SS has been released. . . Legibility & Control: Themes in the Work of James C. Scott (Winter and Spring 2011, PDF).

EXCERPT: “. . . Scott’s major concepts . . . all reflect a common underlying theme: the conflicts of interest and social contradictions created by authority . . . In every case, power distorts the flow of information and the incentive to produce as efficiently as possible.”

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Translations for this article:

Anarchy and Democracy
Fighting Fascism
Markets Not Capitalism
The Anatomy of Escape
Organization Theory