The Politics of Panaceas: How and Why Policy Cure-Alls Persist Among Experts

• In Event: Policy Learning and Change

Brief Overview

Why do experts promote panaceas? I argue all policy subsystems produce panacea-peddling experts, but how they are produced and behave depends on the openness of the subsystem. I examine three US economic policies to assess the proposed mechanisms.

Author

• Elizabeth Meehan, George Washington University