Placebo policies won’t fix crises

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Placebo policies won’t fix crises

Tim Tenbensel 2022

Tim Tenbensel

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Governments come under high pressure to address certain problems, but have low capacity to address them effectively [image: 4x6 on iStock]

Tim Tenbensel pinpoints problem areas where governments often create ‘placebo policies’ – the political equivalent of ‘take this, you’ll feel better afterwards’

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