In 1997, the economist and former central banker Alan Blinder had “a nasty little thought.” During his two years as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, he had been impressed by the quality of its decision making: its staff were highly skilled, thoughtful, and largely oblivious to everyday politics. It seemed strange that in a democratic society important decisions about monetary policy should be left to technocrats, but the arrangement seemed to work. Perhaps, thought Blinder, the central bank model could be extended to other areas. “Would the country be better off,” he asked, “if more public policy decisions were removed from the political thicket and placed in the hands of unelected technocrats?”.
Alasdair Roberts. The Logic of Discipline. Global Capitalism and Architecture of Government.
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