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03536cam a2200589 a 4500 001 7E82AE542B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20230114020400 008 060921s2007 njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2006030855 020 $a 0691129428 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780691129426 (cloth : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d C#P $d MNY $d UKM $d YDXCP $d NLGGC $d NOR $d NPL $d MUQ $d IWG $d SILO 050 00 $a HD87 $b .C36 2007 082 00 $a 320.6 $2 22 084 $a 89.35 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Caplan, Bryan Douglas, $d 1971- 245 1 $a The myth of the rational voter : $b why democracies choose bad policies / $c Bryan Caplan. 260 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c c2007. 300 $a x, 276 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a "Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and again by popular demand. Calling into question our most basic assumptions about American politics, Caplan contends that democracy fails precisely because it does what voters want. Through an analysis of American's voting behavior and opinions on a range of economic issues, he makes the case that noneconomists suffer from four prevailing biases: they underestimate the wisdom of the market mechanism, distrust foreigners, undervalue the benefits of conserving labor, and pessimistically believe the economy is going from bad to worse. Caplan lays out several ways to make democratic government work better 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-266) and index. 505 00 $t Index. $t Introduction : The paradox of democracy -- $g ch. 8. $t Beyond the miracle of aggregation -- $g ch. 2. $t Systematically biased beliefs about economics -- $g ch. 3. $t Evidence from the survey of Americans and economists on the economy -- $g ch. 4. $t Classical public choice and the failure of rational ignorance -- $g ch. 5. $t Rational irrationality -- $g ch. 6. $t From irrationality to policy -- $g ch. 7. $t Irrationality and the supply side of politics -- $g ch. 8. $t "Market fundamentalism" versus the religion of democracy -- $t Conclusion : In praise of the study of folly -- $t Notes -- $t References -- $t Index. 650 0 $a Economic policy. 650 0 $a Democracy. 650 0 $a Political sociology. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation. 650 0 $a Rationalism. 650 17 $a Kiesgedrag. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Irrationaliteit. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Bias. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Economische politiek. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Democratie. $2 gtt 651 7 $a Verenigde Staten. $2 gtt 650 6 $a Politique eÌconomique. 650 6 $a DeÌmocratie. 650 6 $a Sociologie politique. 650 6 $a Gouvernement repreÌsentatif. 650 6 $a Rationalisme. 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006030855.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006030855-d.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2006030855-b.html 941 $a 7 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525035653.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200402015310.0 952 $l POSX851 $d 20171024015800.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l OSAX771 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7E82AE542B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 994 $a 01 $b IWGInitiate Another SILO Locator Search