Bertrand’s Substack

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I'm an anthropologist who works on social, governance and development problems around the word. Using my experiences I write about how human relationships build (or destroy) social systems and the institutions of governance.

About Bertrand Laurent

Social Anthropologist researching & writing about governance in the Anthropocene. Worked decades in Madagascar, Haiti, Jamaica, Senegal, Mali. Author of "Who Put the Devil in the Pig? How Society Absolved Itself From Blame for Almost Everything.”

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