| Zombie Ideas: Why Failed Policy Ideas Persist Contributor(s): Peters, Brainard Guy (Author), Nagel, Maximilian Lennart (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108926037 ISBN-13: 9781108926034 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 6" W x 9" (0.23 lbs) 75 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ideas are important in shaping the policy choices of governments. But many ideas that have not been successful in the past continue to be used by policymakers, and some good ideas tend not to be adopted. This Element will focus on why governments make these poor policy choices. We will discuss a number of examples of 'zombie ideas' that refuse to die, and then discuss the factors that are associated with their survival. Those factors occur at the elite, the organizational and the societal level. We will also examine some 'ghost' ideas that may well be successful but have a difficult time being adopted, and the factors that are associated with the exclusion of these ideas from the policy process. |
