Seeing Like a State
James C. Scott · first published 1998
Mentioned 8 time(s) by 6 guest(s): 4 recommend, 1 critical. · Suggest a correction · Suggest tags
Dan Wang on Conversations with Tyler (2025-12-03): critique
“…James C. Scott's most popular work, Seeing Like a State, is also, unfortunately, his, I would say, weakest work.…”
Dan Wang on What China and America Can Learn from Each Other (Ep. 263)
Tobi Lütke on Conversations with Tyler (2024-09-18): recommend
“…I think Seeing Like a State is just a fantastic book.…”
Tobi Lütke on Creating Shopify for Americans as a German in Canada (Ep. 221)
Ian Morris on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2023-10-23): mention
“…Seeing like a State is one of them, and another one more recently called Against the Grain.…”
Ian Morris on whether deep history says we’re heading for an intelligence explosion
Ian Morris on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2023-10-23): recommend
“…this one Seeing like a State, which I recommend really highly…”
Ian Morris on whether deep history says we’re heading for an intelligence explosion
Balaji Srinivasan on The Tim Ferriss Show (2021-03-25): recommend
“…if you read this book, Seeing Like a State, very good…”
Balaji Srinivasan on The Tim Ferriss Show (2021-03-25): recommend
“…So this is a great book by Yale University Press…”
Glen Weyl on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2019-02-08): recommend
“…There’s a wonderful book called Seeing Like A State that I recommend to you and to all of your listeners.…”
Patrick Collison on EconTalk (2019-01-28): mention
“…I'm sure most of your listeners are familiar with the book Seeing Like a State, the sort of great screed…”