The cult of incompetence

by Émile Faguet

EN·~4 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

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THE CULT OF INCOMPETENCE - By EMILE FAGUET - Of the French Academy

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THE CULT OF INCOMPETENCE.

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INTRODUCTION.

12:50

CHAPTER I. - THE PRINCIPLES OF FORMS OF GOVERNMENT.

28:48

CHAPTER II. - CONFUSION OF FUNCTIONS.

25:25

CHAPTER III. - THE REFUGES OF EFFICIENCY.

7:37

CHAPTER IV. - THE COMPETENT LEGISLATOR.

18:44

CHAPTER V. - LAWS UNDER DEMOCRACY.

11:25

CHAPTER VI. - THE INCOMPETENCE OF GOVERNMENT.

3:46

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Produced by Gerard Arthus, Meredith Bach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2008-11-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27368

Subjects

Democracy France -- Politics and government Mental efficiency JC

About the author

Émile Faguet

1847–1916

A sharp French critic and essayist, he made literature feel lively and close at hand. His books range from studies of great writers to brisk, opinionated reflections on politics, society, and public life.

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