{"product_id":"why-governments-get-it-wrong-by-dennis-c-grube-9781529083323","title":"Why Governments Get It Wrong","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Governments Get It Wrong\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolitics 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244849803500,"sku":"9781529083323","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529083323-why-governments-get-it-wrong-1.jpg?v=1788018781","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/why-governments-get-it-wrong-by-dennis-c-grube-9781529083323","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}