American politics in the age of ignorance : why lawmakers choose belief over research
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American politics in the age of ignorance : why lawmakers choose belief over research
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-133) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. States as Laboratories of Futility 2. The Truth about Taxes: They Don't Matter Much 3. Sportsfare: Welfare for Professional Sports 4. Welfare Queens, Calculative Criminals, And the Myth of Homo Economicus 5. Sending Signals: Illegal Immigrants and Teenage Sex 6. Democracy is the Worst Form of Government 7. Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me
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