The Myth of the Rational Voter

The Myth of the Rational Voter
Cover of the first edition
AuthorBryan Caplan
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDemocracy
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Publication date
2007
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages276 (2007 edition)
ISBN978-0-691-12942-6 (2007 edition, hbk)
OCLC71581737
320.6 22
LC ClassHD87 .C36 2007

The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies is a 2007 book by the economist Bryan Caplan, in which the author challenges the idea that voters are reasonable people whom society can trust to make laws. Rather, Caplan contends that voters are irrational in the political sphere and have systematically biased ideas concerning economics.