Now with new Preface.''This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-beor currently servingpolitician of the pitfalls to avoid''TLSAs 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 rightIn 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 effectivethe economy, our health and the future of the planet are at stakebut 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 i