Project Gutenberg 2010-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 120 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schelling, George 1938 Schelling, George Luther Schelling, George L. Schelling Expediter Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Political fiction Balkan Peninsula -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 83043 2025-08-12T14:12:35.521388 text/html 79489 2010-01-09T04:55:16 text/html 242142 2025-08-12T14:12:39.482370 application/epub+zip 242576 2025-08-12T14:12:37.119350 application/epub+zip 96266 2025-08-12T14:12:36.060333 application/epub+zip 309168 2025-08-12T14:12:41.209338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301755 2025-08-12T14:12:38.836361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128516 2022-09-14T09:01:35.471374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75899 2025-08-12T14:12:35.240359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75829 2010-01-09T04:55:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19681 2025-08-12T14:12:41.340310 application/rdf+xml 9815 2025-08-12T14:12:36.607336 image/jpeg 2765 2025-08-12T14:12:36.307340 image/jpeg 170617 2010-01-09T04:55:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 29141 2010-01-09T04:55:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 234322 2025-08-12T14:12:35.542333 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia