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Is Transparency Bad for Politics?
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
Professor Michael Ignatieff of the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy makes the case that increased transparency in government makes it harder for politicians to find compromise by relating his experience as the leader of the opposition in the Canadian Parliament. He also laments the tendency to argue over the standing of those who make arguments on various issues, as opposed to the substance of the issues themselves.
This episode originally published in December 2014.
This episode originally published in December 2014.
Released:
Jan 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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