Minds Like Machines; Technocrats  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8760 (Nov. 2011), page 57-58.
Topik: Political Behavior; Experts; Public Policy; Leadership; Economic Policy; Advisors
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When the usual run of rulers proves cowardly, indecisive or discredited, turning to the wisdom and expertise of a technocrat, as both Italy and Greece have done in recent days, is particularly tempting. Crankishness aside, technocracy and autocracy have long been natural bedfellows. When political power is not publicly contested at all, electability is irrelevant and expertise can give the ambitious an edge. History suggests that technocrats do best when blitzing the mess made by incompetent and squabbling politicians. But the problem for the new leaders of Greece and Italy is that the source of their woes, the euro zone's design flaws, stems from mistakes made in Brussels - not least by other unelected experts. Remedying that will take many years, far longer than technocrats' usual political lifespan. And it will need more than just brains and integrity. When the usual run of rulers proves cowardly, indecisive or discredited, turning to the wisdom and expertise of a technocrat, as both Italy and Greece have done in recent days, is particularly tempting. Crankishness aside, technocracy and autocracy have long been natural bedfellows. When political power is not publicly contested at all, electability is irrelevant and expertise can give the ambitious an edge. History suggests that technocrats do best when blitzing the mess made by incompetent and squabbling politicians. But the problem for the new leaders of Greece and Italy is that the source of their woes, the euro zone's design flaws, stems from mistakes made in Brussels - not least by other unelected experts. Remedying that will take many years, far longer than technocrats' usual political lifespan. And it will need more than just brains and integrity.

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