Michael Mintrom, author of Public Policy: investing for a Better World, argues that governments should treat their public policies as investments. in other words, policy should yield benefits that continue over time and outweigh their costs. Interview conducted by Nat Malkus, Resident Scholar and Deputy Director of Education Policy Studies at AEI.

BOOK – Public Policy: Investing for a Better World by Michael Mintrom https://goo.gl/6D37gW

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