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It’s the Government, Stupid: How Governments Blame Citizens for Their Own Policies

By Keith Dowding

Book information

Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9781529206401
DOI
10.56687/9781529206401
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1192993 bytes)
Pages
210\212
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 09:13:58

Description

Governments have developed a convenient habit of blaming social problems on their citizens, placing too much emphasis on personal responsibility and pursuing policies to ‘nudge’ their citizens to better behaviour. Keith Dowding shows that, in fact, responsibility for many of our biggest social crises – including homelessness, gun crime, obesity, drug addiction and problem gambling – should be laid at the feet of politicians. He calls for us to stop scapegoating fellow citizens and to demand more from our governments, who have the real power and responsibility to alleviate social problems and bring about lasting change.

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