1st Edition
The Rule of Reverse Results The Effects of Unethical Policies?
By Audrey Wells
Copyright 2016
146 Pages
by
Routledge
146 Pages
by
Routledge
146 Pages
by
Routledge
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Do extreme, unethical governmental policies often produce results opposite to those intended? This book considers the ironic outcomes of recent global events and concludes that there is a 'rule of reverse results' at work. While not a hard and fast law, the rule points out the increased probability that a policy will backfire if it is immoral while ethical policies, even if extreme, are unlikely... Read more
1 ISRAEL 2WESTERN INTERVENTION IN MUSLIM STATES 3 CHINA AND RUSSIA 4 THE SECOND WORLD WAR 5 GENOCIDE 6 MASSACRES WITHOUT REVERSE RESULTS 7 FURTHER UNETHICAL POLICIES THAT HAVE NOT PRODUCED REVERSE RESULTS 8 PEACEMAKERS WITH POSITIVE RESULTS
Biography
Audrey Wells, Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK
"This is a fascinating, thought-provoking book which will lead the reader to ponder the role of ethics in policies. As the author maintains, ethical policies are needed more than ever in the world today." - Martin McCauley in the New Year edition of East -West Review
