Format:
Online-Ressource (321 p)
ISBN:
9781845400491
Content:
Politics is a noble, but also a dirty, business. To gain election - and retain office - in a democratic system, politicians are frequently compelled to be dishonest. They engage in benevolent lying because obstruction by stupid voters will otherwise stop them advancing the national interest as they see it.'So claims the author of this eye-opening book, which straddles politics, philosophy, morality and economics. Alex Rubner's own background as an economist advising policy-makers gives aut
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Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; Body matter; PART A; I: The Nature of Mendacity; II: Why and How We Lie; III: The Convoluted Motives; PART B; IV: The Blotted Democracies; V: The Furtive Saviours; VI: The Tools of Their Trade; VII: Two Vague Conclusions; Back matter; Bibliography of Sources; Also available
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845405007
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845400491
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Mendacious Colours of Democracy : The Anatomy of Benevolent Lying
Language:
English
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