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The quote says that government efforts can fail when officials do not understand how people actually think and behave. It suggests that policy problems are often caused by a gap between bureaucracy and human behavior. The point is that effective public programs need a realistic view of human nature.
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Originally said in English.
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About Cass Sunstein
American legal scholar and author
Cass Robert Sunstein is an American legal scholar and author. He served from 2009 to 2012 as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama administration. His work ranges across U.S. constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, and behavioral economics. He is also the co-author of Nudge (2008) and the author of The World According to Star Wars (2016), a New York Times best seller.
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