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An original way of bringing public policy to life, the nightmarish dilemmas and possible solutions . . . insightful . . . A timely book with accessibly provocative arguments -- Steve Richards, author of <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had</i>

Insightful . . . A timely book with accessibly provocative arguments -- Steve Richards, author of <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had</i> A fascinating and timely look at how government decisions affect our lives and how those in charge can do much better. A must-read -- Sebastian Payne, author of<i> Broken Heartlands</i> Engaging and accessible -- Ivor Crewe, co-author of <i>The Blunders of Our Governments</i> There is a real gap for this book . . . international in scope and non-partisan -- Isabel Hardman, author of <i>Why We Get the Wrong Politicians</i> Highly original and very entertaining . . . This is the book Boris Johnson should have read before he promised to 'Get Brexit Done' -- Gavin Esler, author of <i>How Britain Ends</i> From the pandemic to the climate crisis, we are living in an era of historic policy-making. Dennis Grube’s convincing book teaches all of us how governments get decisions wrong and what we have to do to get them right -- David Lammy MP This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be – or currently serving – politician of the pitfalls to avoid * TLS *

An original way of bringing public policy to life, the nightmarish dilemmas and possible solutions . . . insightful . . . A timely book with accessibly provocative arguments -- Steve Richards, author of <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had</i> I suspect that there is currently a strong public appetite for books on government policy failures and successes, whetted by the pandemic . . . and heightened interest in the broader question of why government often gets things wrong and sometimes gets things right . . . a nice selection of case studies, written up in an engaging and accessible way -- <span>Ivor Crewe, co-author of </span><i>The Blunders of Our Governments</i> There is a real gap for this book . . . international in scope and non-partisan, Dennis Grube explains that getting your 'ducks in a row' isn't a guarantee of good policy execution - but it's a good start -- Isabel Hardman, author of <i>Why We Get the Wrong Politicians</i> Highly original and very entertaining . . . This is the book Boris Johnson should have read before he promised to 'Get Brexit Done' -- Gavin Esler, author of <i>How Britain Ends</i>

Insightful . . . A timely book with accessibly provocative arguments -- Steve Richards, author of <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had</i> Engaging and accessible -- Ivor Crewe, co-author of <i>The Blunders of Our Governments</i> There is a real gap for this book . . . international in scope and non-partisan -- Isabel Hardman, author of <i>Why We Get the Wrong Politicians</i> Highly original and very entertaining . . . This is the book Boris Johnson should have read before he promised to 'Get Brexit Done' -- Gavin Esler, author of <i>How Britain Ends</i> Convincing -- David Lammy MP A fascinating and timely look at how government decisions effect our lives and how those in charge can do much better. A must-read -- Sebastian Payne, author of<i> Broken Heartlands</i>

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Dennis C. Grube is a professor in politics and public policy at the University of Cambridge, and Acting Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. A one-time political speechwriter in his native Tasmania, he is the author of three single-author monographs on aspects of politics and policy. Why Governments Get It Wrong is Grube's first book for a wide audience.

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