The Blunders of Our Governments
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Anthony King and Ivor Crewe's 'The Blunders of Our Governments' examines major policy failures of the British government from the 1970s to the early 2010s.
The book explores how significant policies in the UK failed despite being designed by intelligent, well-intentioned individuals.
Drawing on government documents and interviews, the authors analyze flaws in the political culture.
They approach these mistakes as symptoms of deeper dysfunction within the system.
The book provides a comprehensive understanding of how power, institutions, and decision-making interact in a modern democracy, offering lessons for civil servants and ministers to study the anatomy of errors.
The book explores how significant policies in the UK failed despite being designed by intelligent, well-intentioned individuals.
Drawing on government documents and interviews, the authors analyze flaws in the political culture.
They approach these mistakes as symptoms of deeper dysfunction within the system.
The book provides a comprehensive understanding of how power, institutions, and decision-making interact in a modern democracy, offering lessons for civil servants and ministers to study the anatomy of errors.
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