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Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism
Cass R. Sunstein
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Description for Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism
Paperback. Series: The Storrs Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
The bestselling author of Simpler offers a powerful, provocative, and convincing argument for protecting people from their own mistakes
Based on a series of pathbreaking lectures given at Yale University in 2012, this powerful, thought-provoking work by national best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein combines legal theory with behavioral economics to make a fresh argument about the legitimate scope of government, bearing on obesity, smoking, distracted driving, health care, food safety, and other highly volatile, high-profile public issues. Behavioral economists have established that people often make decisions that run counter to their best interests—producing what Sunstein describes as “behavioral ... Read more
The bestselling author of Simpler offers a powerful, provocative, and convincing argument for protecting people from their own mistakes
Based on a series of pathbreaking lectures given at Yale University in 2012, this powerful, thought-provoking work by national best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein combines legal theory with behavioral economics to make a fresh argument about the legitimate scope of government, bearing on obesity, smoking, distracted driving, health care, food safety, and other highly volatile, high-profile public issues. Behavioral economists have established that people often make decisions that run counter to their best interests—producing what Sunstein describes as “behavioral ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Storrs Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
221g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300212693
SKU
V9780300212693
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About Cass R. Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, is the author of several books, including Simpler: The Future of Government and, with coauthor Richard H. Thaler, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. He lives in Cambridge, MA.
Reviews for Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism
"Cass Sunstein’s quest is an important one."—Andrew Stark, TLS "While we tend to think that offering information merely allows us to choose our means more carefully, without affecting what ends we actually want to pursue, Sunstein argues quite convincingly that for that government to highlight certain information may actually affect our goals."—Sarah Conly, author of Against Autonomy: Justifying Coercive Paternalism ... Read more