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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
Page: 208
ISBN: 9780300197860
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: pdf

May 16, 2010 - Once we concede the legitimacy of “nudging,” nudges will inevitably escalate. Feb 14, 2014 - With both UK and US government administration looking to Libertarian Paternalism to find that political utopia between accusations of the nanny state or nonchalant removal of care, its potential is still unclear. Best critique I've seen thus far wonders why libertarian paternalism is only applied to new nudges and not to rolling back previous non-libertarian paternalistic policies. Nov 7, 2013 - Nudges and libertarian paternalism: political swear words? Criticising lads' magazines seems to be a nudge. Feb 3, 2010 - This use of the term “nudge” comes from the book of the same name. But the political philosophy that today stands on the strong shoulders of the likes of Adam Smith, Wilhelm von Humboldt, F.A. Yes, much of it may be of the other people for purposes they believe are worthwhile. Mar 15, 2014 - Q & A: Author and former Obama Administration official Cass Sunstein discussing his newest book titled, “Why Nudge? Its authors, Thaler and Sunstein, advocate “libertarian paternalism” that focuses on understanding choice architecture (of which dungeons are a great example!) . Aug 14, 2008 - Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler endorse what they call "libertarian paternalism. Machan Champions of government intervention in our lives make every effort, especially in a country with a tradition of libertarian political rhetoric, to disguise that they are embarking upon tyranny. Whether they decide to build castles and go to war against the establishment, or work their way politically to the top of a guild or government, it is their choice. 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 26, 2008 - In politics, the nudging rubric simply provides cover for all manner of nanny-state schemes: “Praising the egalitarian bonus scheme at John Lewis, the department store, is apparently a nudge. Apr 29, 2013 - The mathematical theorems behind these ideals are clear enough to prove but difficult to apply as they run quickly into political science. Preserving the freedom to resist government nudges is a good thing, particularly if the alternative is to be commanded by government. But if one thinks about it, nudging is paternalistic -- indeed Thaler has called in “libertarian paternalism,” never mind that the very idea is an oxymoron, like pacifist military ethics. Jan 16, 2014 - Politically and economically I'm very sympathetic to the argument put forward by the so-called “libertarian paternalists”. Paternalism is all about protecting In his FAJ article, Statman judges such nudging as insufficient and argues it is “time to switch from nudging to shoving .