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PPE isn't perfect, but as far as a preparation for government goes, it's better than any other degree I've seen. Doesn't that make the implicit assumption that
by Silhouette 10y ago
PPE isn't perfect, but as far as a preparation for government goes, it's better than any other degree I've seen.
Doesn't that make the implicit assumption that any degree is good preparation for government, though?
- cperciva 10y agoWhether it is "good" preparation depends on how good something needs to be to qualify as good. All I'm saying is that it's better than the alternatives.
- Spooky23 10y agoThere's upside and downsides. A good place to look at a non-political example of this phenomenon is submarine captains. A US submarine captain is by training a nuclear engineer first and foremost. It dominates the training and career path. In the Royal Navy, captains are more rounded and while they have plenty of training in that area, they have a more liberal education. That impacts leadership style and other things. Both courses are effective, just different. Politics are similar. Your typical US politician is an attorney with a feeder degree in political science, history, etc. More MBAs too. Staffers usually have politically focused degrees as well.