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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.