Citizen advisory agencies drain energy that could fuel genuine political debate.

Evidence

These bureaucratic agencies had a place, but they could absorb citizens’ energy so that there was none left over for political debate.* The state produced a steady, rushing stream of these sorts of agencies and regulations. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 1385

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Economists serve the financial sector by muddying public debate to block political action. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 623

Broader Connections

• Economists serve the financial sector by muddying public debate to block political action. #complicates (0.72) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 623