Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government Is Smarter

by Ilya Somin

Book Overview

One of the biggest problems with modern democracy is that most of the public is usually ignorant of politics and government. Often, many people understand that their votes are unlikely to change the outcome of an election and don't see the point in learning much about politics. This may be rational, but it creates a nation of people with little political knowledge and little ability to objectively evaluate what they do know.

In Democracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804786615
• ISBN13: 9780804786614
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Stanford Law Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"