Why Governments Get It Wrong By Dennis C. Grube ... As the list of U-turns grows ever longer, the cost of living crisis intensifies and mortgage rates rise, we really need those in charge to get it right. In Why Governments Get It Wrong, Cambridge's Professor Dennis C. Grube gives a timely and incisive examination of the pitfalls, failures and successes of those in power around the world. We live in an era when we really need governments to be effective – the economy, our health and the future of the planet are at stake – but so often they can seem clueless, and their decisions leave us confused. With insight and wit, Grube explains how governments can improve their decision-making and, by examining fascinating case studies, he highlights the key factors that make for effective government. With the stakes higher than ever before, this original and important book is an essential read for any concerned citizen who wants to understand why governments make the wrong decisions and, crucially, what can be done about it.
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Dennis C. Grube
Dennis C. Grube is a Professor of Politics and Public Policy. His research interests span public policy, political rhetoric, political and administrative leadership, and British political history. He was Acting Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy in 2022-23, where he is also the research lead on political decision-making.
Dennis teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and was awarded the Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize in 2023. polis.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-dennis-c-grube-2023-winner-aaron-rapport-teaching-prize
Prior to joining POLIS in September 2016, Dennis was Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow with the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of Tasmania. In 2013 he spent six months as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford and was Director of Griffith University's Master of Public Administration Program from 2010-2013. Dennis retains adjunct professorial appointments at the University of Tasmania and at Griffith University.