Zack Beauchamp

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

This is not an accident: the very structure of authoritarian regimes makes them more prone to this kind of failure than democratic ones. Their leaders are insulated from accurate information and don't always have incentives to make good policy choices. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 19, 2022

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There were many reasons specific to each country for these disasters. But there was also an overriding similarity: a failure to properly assess information, and a dogged willingness to stick to failing policies despite clear evidence that things weren't going well. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 19, 2022

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The canonical explanation of these authoritarian problems comes from Amartya Sen's examination of famines. Sen identifies the root causes of not just famines, but authoritarian policy error in general — failings on display this year in Russia, China, and Iran https://t.co/tqO5vsH8XG — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 19, 2022