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Academic/policy paper (house oversight committee exhibit)
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Summary
This document appears to be page 24 of an academic or policy paper included in House Oversight Committee records (likely related to investigations involving think tanks or university funding associated with Epstein, though he is not named on this page). The text discusses political theory regarding authoritarian regimes, development aid, and social change, contrasting the success of East Asian autocracies with failures in Zimbabwe and the Arab world. It concludes with a critique of social science and macroeconomics for failing to predict the financial crisis.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Robert Mugabe | Leader of Zimbabwe |
Cited as an example of an unaccountable authoritarian regime leader where aid was eventually cut.
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| Huntington | Political Scientist (implied Samuel Huntington) |
Criticized in the text for getting 'a number of things wrong' regarding authoritarian transitions.
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| Lee Kwan Yew | Leader (Singapore) |
Cited as an East Asian figure who used autocratic power to promote rapid development.
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| Park Chung-hee | Leader (South Korea) |
Cited as an East Asian figure who used autocratic power to promote rapid development.
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| Friedrich Hayek | Economist/Philosopher |
Cited as understanding that human societies are too complex to model at an aggregate level.
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| Karl Popper | Philosopher |
Cited as understanding that human societies are too complex to model at an aggregate level.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Communist Party |
Cited for using autocratic powers to promote rapid development.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (inferred from Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT').
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Timeline (1 events)
Relationships (1)
Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe
Key Quotes (4)
"The aspiration of social science to replicate the predictability and formality of certain natural sciences is, in the end, a hopeless endeavor."Source
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"Contemporary macroeconomics, despite dealing with social phenomena that are inherently quantified, is today in crisis due to its utter failure to anticipate the recent financial crisis."Source
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"Huntington got a number of things wrong."Source
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"In such circumstances, it might be a more efficient use of aid resources to cut development aid entirely and to work only for political change."Source
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