TY - GEN TY - GEN T1 - American Politics in the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawmakers Choose Belief over Research A1 - Schultz, D. LA - English PP - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot YR - 2013 ED - 1st ed. 2013. UL - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/978-1-137-30873-3 AB - 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. OP - 139 CN - JN1-9692.2 SN - 9781137308733 KW - Europe—Politics and government. KW - Political science. KW - Public policy. KW - Social policy. KW - United States—Politics and government. KW - European Politics. KW - Political Science. KW - Public Policy. KW - Social Policy. KW - US Politics. ER -