The Problem of Policymaker Ignorance
The Week in Policymaker Ignorance
WIPMI Book Club - James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
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WIPMI Book Club - James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

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Scott Scheall
Apr 06, 2024
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The Problem of Policymaker Ignorance
The Week in Policymaker Ignorance
A podcast for all things related to the ignorance of our political representatives. We discuss the latest academic research on policymaker ignorance, analyze infamous instances of policymaker ignorance from world history, and scour the weekly news for examples of politicians doing especially ignorant things.
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