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Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism by Cass R. Sunstein

Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism Cass R. Sunstein ebook
Format: pdf
Page: 208
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300197860

Feb 3, 2014 - I also explore the complex and paradoxical politics of the behaviour change agenda. Preserving the freedom to resist government nudges is a good thing, particularly if the alternative is to be commanded by government. "libertarian paternalism." Here's the introduction to the discussion: Econoblog: Nudging as Policy, by Mario Rizzo and Richard Thaler, WSJ [alternate open link]: Should Policies Nudge People To Make Certain Choices? They also invented the phrase 'choice architecture'. Aug 24, 2010 - Thaler and Sunstein invented the phrase 'libertarian paternalism'. The doyens of libertarian paternalism, the 'nudge' unit employs ideas from behavioural economics and finance (as well as other sympathetic ideas) in order to influence behavioural change and de-bias behaviour… Despite some large claimed savings or benefits associated with policies working with a range of public sector agencies, the unit has been criticized widely in the UK by commentators and opposition politicians. Aug 14, 2008 - Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler endorse what they call "libertarian paternalism. You can see why this kind of management-speak appealed to the political class. May 18, 2010 - Sunstein is most recently famous for his work with Thaler in a book called “Nudge“, which argues for a libertarian paternalism based on the insights of behavioral economics. Thaler and Sunstein presented their project as a new 'libertarian paternalism'. Paternalism is a political or moral philosophy that seeks to override the actual or operative preferences of individuals for their own benefit, however defined, according to Donald VanDeVeer's 1986 book on the subject. But the political philosophy that today stands on the strong shoulders of the likes of Adam Smith, Wilhelm von Humboldt, F.A.