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_aReynolds, Mack, _d1917-1983 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aExpediter |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2010-01-09 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Expediter" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novella written during the early 1960s. The story centers around Josip Pekic, a young man living in the fictionalized People's Democratic Dictatorship of Transbalkania, as he navigates a political landscape marked by bureaucracy and inefficiency. The novella examines the concept of an "expediter," a person given extraordinary authority to identify and eliminate systemic bottlenecks within the government and society, ultimately reflecting on the roles of average citizens in a command economy. In the narrative, Josip is abruptly taken from his home in the middle of the night by state officials who thrust him into the role of an expediter. Initially confused and hesitant, he gradually comes to understand the implications of his new position, which grants him immense power to expose inefficiencies within the government. However, as he begins to question the authority of those in charge, he realizes the complexities of governance and the limitations of political leaders. His journey explores themes of individual agency, the value of technical expertise over political authority, and the challenges inherent in a controlled state. As he discovers the realities of Transbalkania, he becomes an unintended catalyst for change, ultimately leading to his decision to defect to the West after encouraging a fundamental shift in perspective among his compatriots about the role of politicians in industry and governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aPolitical fiction | ||
| 653 | _aBalkan Peninsula -- Fiction | ||
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_aSchelling, George, _d1938- |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963. | |
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