What Does Seeing Like A State Say A State Wants?

Seeing Like a State is a way to envision why states behave like they do. What a state wants is maximum transparency. If it could, it would break down everything into little constituent parts. Surnames didn't used to be a thing, because it was easier for the state to understand itself if people had a surname.

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