American Politics in the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawmakers Choose Belief over Research
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Introduction
American Politics in the Age of Ignoranc e looks at ten policy myths and bad ideas that governments and public officials - most often conservatives - consistently repeat and re-enact. Acting on these myths, the policies inevitably fail and thereby reinforce preconceived beliefs that government is ineffective at solving problems.
Keywords
democracy Government Policy
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137308733
- Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
- Publisher Name Palgrave Pivot, New York
- eBook Packages Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection
- Print ISBN 978-1-349-45612-3
- Online ISBN 978-1-137-30873-3
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