Politicians can’t hide behind scientists forever – even in a pandemic
Besley, Timothy
; and Velasco, Andres
(2020)
Politicians can’t hide behind scientists forever – even in a pandemic
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It is dangerous when politicians ignore expert advice. But it is just as dangerous when politicians outsource their judgement to experts, especially if the margin of error is huge and the advice is contested, write Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco (LSE). Ultimately, it is the job of politicians to make the tough decisions about trade-offs.
| Item Type | ['eprint_typename_blog_post' not defined] |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author |
| Keywords | coronavirus, Covid-19 |
| Departments |
Economics ?? SCPP ?? School of Public Policy |
| Date Deposited | 11 May 2020 11:57 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104329 |
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- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
- JF Political institutions (General)
- http://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/tim-besley (Author)
- http://www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-public-policy/people/Andr%C3%A9s-Velasco/Andr%C3%A9s-Velasco (Author)
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2020/05/06/politicians-cant-hide-behind-scientists-forever-even-in-a-pandemic/
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/ (Official URL)
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