
Quack Policy
Abusing Science I the Cause of Paternalism
Jamie Whyte(Author)
Institute of Economic Affairs (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-255-36673-1 (ISBN)
Description
Politicians and lobbyists who promote new regulations and taxes typically claim to have science on their side. Scientific evidence shows that the actions they wish to discourage are harmful and that government intervention would reduce this harm. Yet much ‘evidence-based policy’ is grounded on poor scientific reasoning and even worse economics
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
illustrations (black and white)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-255-36673-1 (9780255366731)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
By Jamie Whyte