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Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher: Yale University Press

It was an effort to get economists, many of whom are political libertarians, to rethink paternalism — which is, let's face it, a pejorative amongst libertarians. Jul 26, 2011 - The Benefits of a Financial Nudge Reconciling the concepts of libertarian paternalism and self-determination. For example, I would object if President John McCain implemented a The paternalistic nudge may “leave the choice open” but accepting the legitimacy of the certain nudges may imperil liberty. May 31, 2013 - In response governments on both sides of the pond have taken up ideas developed by Thaler and Sunstein (2008) in their formulation of libertarian paternalism, more popularly known as 'nudge theory'. Dec 13, 2013 - Simply put, it's the idea that even highly competent, well-informed people fail to make choices in their best interest — and that it's okay for private and public institutions to step in and nudge them in the right direction without eliminating Paternalism � Coercion. Posted by Spiros at no nudges in favour of joining the apa Sometimes focused on sober points of logic and issues in political theory, but more frequently fixed on nonsense. The seminar critically interrogates the political claims made in the name of broadly positive psychology; claims revolving around a discourse of hope and potential. 4 days ago - Libertarian paternalism in action? Apr 4, 2008 - That's a big problem because political choice architecture may do a great deal to shape us, even if, in its “libertarian paternalist” incarnation, it makes a show of leaving the ultimate choice open to individuals. The book offers a list of inventive policy tweaks, some with a welcome libertarian flavor. Sep 29, 2010 - The core of Nudge's contribution is an approach to choice architecture (which also could be thought of as system organization) the authors call “libertarian paternalism.” As the authors explain: Libertarian paternalists urge that people should be free to . Simon Originally published by MorningstarAdvisor.com on June 16th 2011. Sep 29, 2008 - And this year libertarian paternalism has achieved manifesto status with the new Thaler/Sunstein book, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. In Nudge, Thaler and Sunstein argue that new findings in psychology should be used to help people and thereby chart an exciting "third way" beyond the exhausted politics of left and right. 2 days ago - A research project blog about the time-spaces of libertarian paternalism. Skip to content Participants will discuss initiatives, policies and projects which make use of: positive psychology, flourishing, nudge, the science of happiness, wellbeing, mindfulness, neural plasticity, socio-psychological resilience.