Pub Date: July 1, 2013
Dewey: 338.9
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 7.70" L x 5.00" W ( 0.35 lbs) 1 pages
BISAC Categories:
Business and Economics | Economics | General | Economic History | Development | Economic Development | Political Science | Political Economy
Series: Hobart Papers (Paperback)
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