{"product_id":"9781529083323-why-governments-get-it-wrong","title":"Why Governments Get It Wrong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes governments seem clueless. At other times, they are able to project a sense of calm competence. Some decisions leave people confused, whilst others make sense even to those who oppose them. Why?\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eWhy Governments Get it Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e argues that governments are at their most effective when they get their ducks in a row. There are four elements to policymaking that need to be aligned for a policy to be a success, but so often it goes wrong – from the UK school exam fiasco during the pandemic, to the disastrous second US-led invasion of Iraq, and Canada’s support for asbestos mining when it was known to be highly toxic.\n\nPolitics is a tough business. Once elected, governing well is even tougher. But governments and their policies have a huge effect on our lives, even more so when they get it wrong, sometimes leaving us angry, poorer or in ill-health. By examining where governments get it wrong and also their successes, renowned Cambridge academic Dennis C. Grube shows there is a way for governments to get it right and improve all our lives in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40371378913416,"sku":"9781529083323","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/products\/why-governments-get-it-wrong-9781529083323-282775.jpg?v=1690126999","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781529083323-why-governments-get-it-wrong","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}