American Politics in the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawmakers Choose Belief over Research
Why Lawmakers Choose Belief Over Research| By: | D. Schultz |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781137308719 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137308733 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.