American Politics in the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawmakers Choose Belief Over Research (Palgrave Pivot)

by David Schultz (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2012

  $81.03

  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.