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"This is a very important book. It analyses a wide breadth of problems – concerning transportation, education, health care and others – across the whole policy spectrum. It does so in three different countries (the US, the UK and Finland) with three very different systems of political economy and governance. 'Systems' is a key word here because the systematic inter-relations of cause and effect with regard to policies, is necessary to understand why, what often seem on the surface to be wise practices, so frequently fail. The answer as to why such occurs is both simple and complex. The simple answer is that purported policy solutions to problems when considered in isolation usually produce unintended consequences. Of course, there is a more complex answer as well, and Dr. Bruun provides it . . . in case after case. His cogent arguments and sound logic are matched by a wealth of empirical fact . . . as said before, embracing problems and issues across three very different political-economic systems. This is a very important book!" Garry Potter, Professor of Sociology, Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

"It suggests hope for a better future, and in fact I see the book as being well sprinkled with constructive ideas on how we can do better in the future." Glen Weisbrod

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