Description: Quack Policy : Abusing Science in the Cause of Paternalism, Paperback by Whyte, Jamie, ISBN 0255366736, ISBN-13 9780255366731, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Noting that politicians and lobbyists who promote new regulations and taxes often claim that the case for increased government intervention is supported by scientific evidence, this work sets out to expose the deficiencies in such an approach by examining four areas of policy: minimum alcohol pricing, passive smoking, global warming, and happiness. In each case, the use of scientific evidence is shown to be deeply flawed and the policymaking process is characterized by basic methodological errors, as well as self-interested behavior by the experts involved. This study also makes note of academic and political elites who also use such policies to impose their own values on society as a whole, demonstrating contempt for the preferences of the general public. The author concludes that much evidence-based policy is grounded on poor scientific reasoning and very poor economics.
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Book Title: Quack Policy : Abusing Science in the Cause of Paternalism
Number of Pages: 1 Pages
Publication Name: Quack Policy-Abusing Science in the Cause of Paternalism
Language: English
Publisher: Institute of Economic Affairs
Subject: Political Economy, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 0.4 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 5.8 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics
Author: Jamie Whyte
Item Length: 7.8 in
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
