Zombie Ideas - Why Failed Policy Ideas Persist

List of contents

1. 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.

Summary

Many ideas that have not been successful in the past continue to be used by policymakers. This Element considers why governments make these poor policy choices. It discusses a number of examples of 'zombie ideas' that refuse to die, and then discusses the factors that are associated with their survival.

Product details

• Authors: Maximilian Lennart Nagel, Brainard Guy Peters, Brainard Guy (University of Pittsburgh) Na Peters
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781108926034
• ISBN: 978-1-108-92603-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Public Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Business innovation, Economic theory & philosophy, Political Economy, business strategy, Economic theory and philosophy