Can Government Do Anything Right?

by Alasdair Roberts

Book Overview

Across the Western world, people are angry about the inability of government to perform basic functions competently. With widespread evidence of policy failures at home and ill-conceived wars and interventions abroad, it is hardly surprising that politicians are distrusted and government is derided as a sprawling, wasteful mess. But what exactly is government supposed to do, and is the track record of Western governments really so awful?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509521518
• ISBN13: 9781509521517
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.6"