Behavioural public policy has thus far been dominated by approaches that are based on the premise that it is entirely legitimate for policymakers to design policies that nudge or influence people to avoid desires that may not be in their own self- interest. This book argues, instead, for a liberal political economy that radically departs from these paternalistic frameworks. Oliver argues for a framework whereby those who impose no substantive harms on others ought to be free of manipulative or coercive interference. On this view, BPP does not seek to “correct” an individual's conception of the desired life. This book is the third in a trilogy of books by Adam Oliver on the origins and conceptual foundations of BPP.
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Introduction; 1. Setting the scene; 2. Other voices; 3. A kingdom of ends; 4. The view from nowhere; 5. Nourishing flourishing; 6. Anyone for desert?; 7. Private matters; 8. Public matters; 9. The lives of others; 10. Summing up; Bibliography.
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'A Political Economy of Behavioural Public Policy is packed with insights regarding the role of government. Adam Oliver's concerns with the role of reciprocity in human life take behavioural economics one step further. In his new version of political liberalism, ideally, governments free people to adopt their own views regarding how they can contribute to the happiness of others - and, as a by-product, they get a sense of worth from making such a contribution.' George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001
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An overarching liberal political economy of behavioural public policy, offering a radical departure from existing paternalistic frameworks.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781009282550
Publisert
2023-02-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
360 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
250

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Om bidragsyterne

Adam Oliver is a behavioural economist and behavioural public policy analyst at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has published and taught widely in the areas of health economics and policy, behavioural economics and behavioural public policy. He is a founding Editor in Chief of the journals, Health Economics, Policy and Law and Behavioural Public Policy. He edited the book, also titled Behavioural Public Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2013), and authored The Origins of Behavioural Public Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2017) and Reciprocity and the Art of Behavioural Public Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2019). He is the Chair of the International Behavioural Public Policy Association.