Why Governments Get It Wrong

and how they can get it right

Why Governments Get It Wrong
Dennis C Grube
RRP:
NZ$ 62.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 51.65
Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 240pg
15 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781529083316
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
Sometimes 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? Why Governments Get it Wrong 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. Politics 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.
Insightful . . . A timely book with accessibly provocative arguments -- Steve Richards, author of The Prime Ministers We Never Had Engaging and accessible -- Ivor Crewe, co-author of The Blunders of Our Governments There is a real gap for this book . . . international in scope and non-partisan -- Isabel Hardman, author of Why We Get the Wrong Politicians Highly original and very entertaining . . . This is the book Boris Johnson should have read before he promised to ' Get Brexit Done' -- Gavin Esler, author of How Britain Ends Convincing -- David Lammy MP
Dennis C. Grube is a professor in politics and public policy at the University of Cambridge, and Acting Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. A one-time political speechwriter in his native Tasmania, he is the author of three single-author monographs on aspects of politics and policy. Why Governments Get It Wrong is Grube' s first book for a wide audience.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529083316
Published: 15 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 240

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information