Episode · The Realignment · 2021-02-09
Books mentioned on Ep. 98: Balaji Srinivasan, the Coming Decentralization of Everything
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Balaji Srinivasan recommended From Third World to First by Lee Kuan Yew, and discussed The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Dictator's Handbook
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith is a political science text that explains how authoritarian leaders maintain power by satisfying a small coalition of essential supporters rather than the general public.
Discussed“there's a funny kind of thing on this which uh i think it's called like the dictator's handbook or something”
Where to get it
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From Third World to First
From Third World to First by Lee Kuan Yew is a political memoir detailing the remarkable strategies and policies that transformed Singapore from a struggling developing nation into a prosperous global economic powerhouse.
Recommended“singapore actually you know in 1965 was a third world country you know if you go and read lee kuan yew's book from third world first”
Where to get it
