The Great Frenchman's Folly (Panama Disaster 1)
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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The Price of Neglect: A Canal of Errors
This chapter examines a major company's extensive efforts to hide negative publicity about their failing canal project by compensating over 2,500 editors for favorable coverage. It highlights the devastating human cost and financial repercussions of the project, ultimately discussing the legal fallout for its leaders and the pivotal misjudgment of Ferdinand de Lesseps.
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