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The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - New Edition
Bryan Caplan
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 296 pages, 51 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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 is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and again by popular demand. Boldly calling into question our most basic assumptions about American politics, Caplan contends that democracy fails precisely because it does what voters want. Through an analysis of Americans' voting behavior and opinions ... Read more
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 is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and again by popular demand. Boldly calling into question our most basic assumptions about American politics, Caplan contends that democracy fails precisely because it does what voters want. Through an analysis of Americans' voting behavior and opinions ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691138732
SKU
V9780691138732
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About Bryan Caplan
Bryan Caplan is associate professor of economics at George Mason University. He is the coeditor of the Weblog EconLog .
Reviews for The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - New Edition
The best political book this year.
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times Caplan thinks that democracy as it is now practiced cannot be salvaged, and his position is based on a simple observation: 'Democracy is a commons, not a market.'
Louis Menand, The New Yorker One of the two or three best books on public choice in the ... Read more
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times Caplan thinks that democracy as it is now practiced cannot be salvaged, and his position is based on a simple observation: 'Democracy is a commons, not a market.'
Louis Menand, The New Yorker One of the two or three best books on public choice in the ... Read more