Learning Lessons: Medicine, Economics, and Public Policy
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Time to Change the Rules is Before the Game Begins -- 2. The Meaning and Influence of Words -- Words, Attitudes, and Behavior -- The Impact of Unexpected Language -- Same Words, but Different Meanings -- Context Matters -- Physicians and Social Scientists: A Contrast -- There's Rationing and There's Rationing -- 3. Defining the Policy Options and Issues -- Should Politics Affect Policy? -- Asking the Correct Question -- Some Changes Take Time -- Is Everything Connected? -- 4. Knowing the "Other" -- Learning from the "Non-Expert" -- Experience Counts -- We All Play Many Roles -- Comments that Increase Our Understanding -- 5. Four Lessons -- The Known Drives Out the Abstract -- Not Everyone Thinks Like an Economist -- Politics Trumps Rational Economics -- Keep It Simple -- Epilogue -- One Person Can Make a Difference -- Notes -- Index