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<p><p>caplan Offers Readers A Delightful Mixture Of Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Philosophy, And History To Resolve A Puzzle That, At One Time Or Another, Has Intrigued Every Student Of Public Policy.&#151;n. Gregory Mankiw, Harvard University, Former Chairman Of The President's Council Of Economic Advisers<p>why Democracies So Often Make A Hash Out Of Economic Policy Is One Of The Great Questions Of Political Economy. Bryan Caplan Suggests Some Provocative, And Highly Original, Answers. This Book May Make You Smile Or It May Make You Scowl, But It Will Definitely Not Make You Bored.&#151;alan S. Blinder, Princeton University<p><i>the Myth Of The Rational Voter</i> Discredits The Fashionable View That Democratic Politics Necessarily Prevents Socially Harmful Policies. Voters Lack Incentives To Become Well Informed About Political Controversies, Bryan Caplan Shows, And Their Policy Choices Tend To Be Based On Deeply, Persistently, And Systematically Mistaken Models Of Reality. Caplan's Findings Lead Inexorably To The Conclusion That Democratic Governance Can Be Improved Only Through Reforms Based On Realistic Assumptions About Human Cognition. Anyone Concerned About Pol

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Author

Bryan Douglas Caplan, Bryan Caplan

Publisher

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9785910660490

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Management, Political Science, Fiction

Rating

3.96 / 5 (963 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14