American politics in the age of ignorance : why lawmakers choose belief over research / David Schultz.
State and local governments are often trumpeted as laboratories of democracy, capable of significant policy innovation and expertise. Yet the reality is that states more often than not repeatedly reenact failed policies that past research shows do not work. American Politics in the Age of Ignorance...
| Uniform Title: | Palgrave pivot.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Palgrave pivot.
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| Physical Description: | vi, 139 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- States as Laboratories of Futility
- The Truth about Taxes: They Don't Matter Much
- Sportsfare: Welfare for Professional Sports
- Welfare Queens, Calculative Criminals, And the Myth of Homo Economicus
- Sending Signals: Illegal Immigrants and Teenage Sex
- Democracy is the Worst Form of Government
- Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me.