>Technocracy Why was it never tried?

It was to some degree in Soviet Union

Contemporary China could also be classified as technocratic

>>1935440
Because (non-social) scientists are about as competent in statecraft as politicians are in science.

>>1935440
Politics is not a science

>>1935455
Technocracy doesn't mean that you assign astrophysicists to run the government, it simply means that higher ups must be comprised of academic and intellectual elite as opposed to elected cocksuckers

That's what the European Union is.

>>1935496
EU is just endless waves of pointless bureaucracy

>>1935472
The higher ups are usually smart enough to be functional, but not too smart to render them autistic

>>1935440

Never heard of the progressive era of politics, OP?


Hell, given the number of administrative agencies in the current U.S. government, and the considerable amount of quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative power they wield, you can make a pretty solid claim that you have technocratically influenced governments right now.

>>1935505
So technocracy

engineers are managed by business majors
university professors are managed by administrators

there's no inherent positives in a person with a background in statistics being placed in a position to run the bureau of statistics

PRC makes a big deal about being run by engineers and scientists but really a government should be run by lawyers if anything

so in that sense, technocracy can be considered flawed

we're living it.

>>1935440

Except for all the times it has been, you mean? The problem with technocracy is simple: the free market will always distribute goods more efficiently than "experts" can. Technocracy can be useful for countries that want to industrialise, as in Russia and China, but a developed economy will always do better without interference, whether that interference comes from "experts" or politicians.

>>1935822
>implying the free market exists
>implying global trade isn't just a framework of agreements that governments push on other countries

>>1935505
Like the IEEE, ISO etc

>>1935822
>the free market will always distribute goods more efficiently than "experts" can
>except in all those cases where coordination is required
wow, such deep insight

>>1936116
>except in all those cases where coordination is required

and those coordination efforts result in a bloated, expensive disaster with no accountability or transparency

>>1936120
That's not dogmatic at all.

>>1935440
Technocracy is meme. Smart men seize power without any laws about "government of smart men".

>>1935447
>It was to some degree in Soviet Union
where they banned research in genetics?

>>1935726
So according to you, everything is and should be managed by parasites.

Get out.

>>1935705
>Technocracy is an organizational structure or system of governance where decision-makers are selected on the basis of technological knowledge.

Considering how all EU and USA politicians are retarded about the internet I'd go with a "no".

>>1937177
no what I'm saying is a very good mechanic won't necessarily do a very good job at managing a body shop.

it's a different skill set.

>>1935455
That's not in any way the definition of technocracy.

>>1937158
Technocracy isn't rule by scientists. It's a time of central planning controlled by technical experts and technology.

>>1935822
>The problem with technocracy is simple: the free market will always distribute goods more efficiently than "experts" can.

Change a few words and this anon's a preacher.

>>1935726
Nowhere is this the definition of technocracy.

This is the meme understanding of what the word "technocracy" means. Not the actual definition.

>>1936116

No, in fact ESPECIALLY in areas where coordination is required, the price mechanism is the most efficient way to distribute goods.

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Who says it hasn't?

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>great man theory
>thinking intelligence exists

Fucking please.

free markets are an abstract concept or ideal.. they don't really exist in reality, especially over big areas (like a country) due to difficulty in instant communication.

Free-market-drones will ramble on as if humans were solely logical machines when that's simply not the case.

besides... "efficient" to whome?

>>1935440
>Why was it never tried?
>what is post-PRI Mexico
It was tried and it failed spectacularly.

>>1935440
While it does have some admirable elements,
I think it would become something of an aristocracy over time, or at least corrupt due to a certain strata being given reigns.

>>1935472
If cocksucking was a true determining factor then it should be in the Olympics.