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1. Introduction: The Impact of Economic Advisers in Israel

Authors : Daniel Schiffman, Warren Young, Yaron Zelekha

Published in: The Role of Economic Advisers in Israel's Economic Policy

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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I realize how unusual it is for outside advisers to be given as active a role in the formulation of policy as we eventually had. (Fischer 1995, 3)

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For example, the adviser may ignore the tendency of the public to misinterpret his public statements and attribute to him political positions that he does not hold.

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Title: Introduction: The Impact of Economic Advisers in Israel
Authors: Daniel Schiffman
Warren Young
Yaron Zelekha
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Role of Economic Advisers in Israel's Economic Policy
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-60680-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-60682-8

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60682-8_1