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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Brainard Guy Peters (University of Pittsburgh) , Maximilian Lennart NagelPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.115kg ISBN: 9781108926034ISBN 10: 1108926037 Pages: 75 Publication Date: 24 December 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Policy ideas and public problems; 2. What do we mean by zombie ideas?; 3. Why do zombie ideas persist?; 4. The uses of zombie ideas; 5. How do ideas become zombies?; 6. Hypotheses about the likelihood of zombie ideas; 7. Conclusions.Reviews'Sadly, for an empirical discipline such as public policy analysis, the world is full of ideas that do not die and resist empirical falsification, 'no matter how often they are disproved' (p.7). The zombies are everywhere, in security issues, social policy, innovation and regulation - for example, 'prohibition is the means to address substance abuse' (par.2.7). This was, for me, the most entertaining reading. Beyond being a pleasure to read, this volume raises and answers fundamental questions: where do zombie ideas come from? How do they become zombie after they are proved wrong? Why do they survive? This is the analytical juice of this Element: it takes an important pressing problem and leverages the best explanations available to handle it. The public anxieties about post-truth are a natural reference for the readers of this Element.' Claudio M. Radaelli, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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