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Book Review: Crazy Like Us
Scott Alexander reviews 'Crazy Like Us', exploring how Western mental health concepts spread globally and whether raising awareness of mental health problems might make them worse.
43 min read 6,581 words
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Book Review: A Brief History Of Neoliberalism
Scott Alexander reviews 'A Brief History of Neoliberalism', finding it engaging but flawed in its economic analysis and predictions.
51 min read 7,791 words
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Book Review: Global Economic History
Scott Alexander reviews a book on global economic history, discussing various factors and strategies that have influenced national development and industrialization.
20 min read 2,953 words
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How The West Was Won
Scott Alexander distinguishes between 'universal culture' and 'Western culture', exploring how the former outcompetes all traditional cultures and the ethical implications of this process.
35 min read 5,388 words
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Skin In The Game
Scott Alexander examines the ethics of sympathy for workers in difficult professions, exploring the tension between economic incentives and personal experiences in shaping our views on labor issues.
25 min read 3,856 words
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The Price Of Glee In China
Scott Alexander examines the paradox of economic growth not increasing happiness in developing countries, questioning the moral implications for global development efforts.
12 min read 1,852 words