The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (New Edition): Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies

by Bryan Caplan (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2008

  $31.34

  The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This title looks at how people who vote under the influence of false beliefs ultimately end up with government that delivers lousy results.