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200 14$aThe mendacious colours of democracy $ethe anatomy of benevolent lying /$fAlex Rubner
210   $aExeter ;$aCharlottesville, Va. $cImprint Academic$dc2006
215   $a1 online resource (321 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-84540-049-6 
311   $a1-299-75272-1 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-286).
327   $apt. A -- pt. B.
330   $aPolitics is a noble, but also a dirty, business. To gain election - and retain office - in a democratic system, politicians are frequently compelled to be dishonest. They engage in benevolent lying because obstruction by stupid voters will otherwise stop them advancing the national interest as they see it.'So claims the author of this eye-opening book, which straddles politics, philosophy, morality and economics. Alex Rubner's own background as an economist advising policy-makers gives aut...
606   $aDemocracy
606   $aTruthfulness and falsehood
606   $aPolitical science
615  0$aDemocracy.
615  0$aTruthfulness and falsehood.
615  0$aPolitical science.
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