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The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - New Edition (Updated Edition) by Bryan Douglas Caplan Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-691-13873-7 / 0691138737 ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13873-2 / 9780691138732 The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Capl |