Government Paternalism : : Nanny State or Helpful Friend? /

Government Paternalism : : Nanny State or Helpful Friend? / / Bill New, Julian Le Grand.

Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens' behavior related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana-or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and br...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Le Grand, Julian,
New, Bill,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Publicatiejaar:2015
Editie:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Taal:English
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Fysieke beschrijving:1 online resource (232 p.) :; 1 line illus. 5 tables.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What Is Paternalism?
  • 3. Types of Paternalism
  • 4. Paternalism in Practice
  • 5. Paternalism and Well-Being
  • 6. The Nanny State: The Challenge from Autonomy
  • 7. Libertarian Paternalism
  • 8. Paternalism and Policy
  • 9. The Politics of Paternalism
  • 10. Nanny State or Helpful Friend?
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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