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James C. Scott

“The more static, standardized, and uniform a population or social space is, the more legible it is, and the more amenable it is to the techniques of state officials. I am suggesting that many state activities aim at transforming the population, space, and nature under their jurisdiction into the closed systems that offer no surprises and that can best be observed and controlled.”

James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
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