I expect it would be hard to obtain good data about the actual results of implemented politics. (Not policies, which is a much more general term; just those policies adopted through a highly politicized process, like national laws or budget changes.)
This is for two reasons. First, major policy changes mostly happen when power changes hands, and a lot of changes happen together; their effects are hard to disentangle from one another.
Second, because most policies are attempts to influence human behavior. And people’s reaction to political policies is itself politicized. People will react differently based on which party introduced a policy, or what other opinions it is publicly associated with.
This is just my prediction; I haven’t checked it and I have no data to present in support.
I expect it would be hard to obtain good data about the actual results of implemented politics. (Not policies, which is a much more general term; just those policies adopted through a highly politicized process, like national laws or budget changes.)
This is for two reasons. First, major policy changes mostly happen when power changes hands, and a lot of changes happen together; their effects are hard to disentangle from one another.
Second, because most policies are attempts to influence human behavior. And people’s reaction to political policies is itself politicized. People will react differently based on which party introduced a policy, or what other opinions it is publicly associated with.
This is just my prediction; I haven’t checked it and I have no data to present in support.