The Fallacy of Beneficial Ignorance
A Test of Hirschman’s Hiding Hand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11914496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bent Flyvbjerg (0000-0001-9093-770X, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Pages | 176-189 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-750X • E-ISSN: 1873-5991 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.03.012 |
| OpenAlex | W2321670302 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 18 |
Actuarial science · Economics · Epistemology · Fallacy · Ignorance · Mathematical economics · Political science · Positive economics · Statistical hypothesis testing · Statistics · Test (biology · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Legal Systems and Institutions · Mathematics · Philosophy · Regulation and Compliance Studies
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Investment, Wage Goods, and Industrial Policy
Working Out the Solution to Rural Poverty
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Cost Overruns Arising From Government-Led Risks in Indonesian Toll Roads
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The Hiding Hand
Statistical Tests as a Hindrance to Understanding
Beneficial or Detrimental Ignorance
Optimism Bias and World Bank Project Performance
Albert Hirschman, les sciences sociales et le tournant interprétatif
Forecast Errors and Welfare Conclusions Based on the Flyvbjerg Database
The Cost-Benefit Fallacy
A Test of Hirschman’s Hiding Hand Principle in World Bank-Financed Hydropower Projects
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Knowledge use analysis as a way to understand planning conflicts. Two cases from Gothenburg, Sweden
Governance Challenges of South Asia’s Energy Megaprojects
Megaprojects as niches of sociotechnical transitions
Addressing the need for more nuanced approaches towards transit-induced gentrification
Regression to the tail
Development and radical uncertainty
| Citations per year | 3.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |