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100 1 _aSunstein, Cass R.,
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245 1 4 _aThe ethics of influence :
_bgovernment in the age of behavioral science
260 _aUSA :
_bCambridge University Press ,
_c2016 .
263 _a1605
300 _apages cm.
490 0 _aCambridge studies in economics, choice, and society
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: 1. The age of behavioral science; 2. Choice and its architecture; 3. 'As judged by themselves'; 4. Values; 5. Fifty shades of manipulation; 6. Do people like nudges? Empirical findings; 7. Green by default? Ethical challenges for environmental protection; 8. Mandates - a very brief recapitulation; Appendix A. American attitudes toward thirty-four nudges; Appendix B. Survey questions; Appendix C. Executive Order 13707: using behavioral science insights to better serve the American people; Acknowledgements.
520 _a"In recent years, 'Nudge Units' or 'Behavioral Insights Teams' have been created in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other nations. All over the world, public officials are using the behavioral sciences to protect the environment, promote employment and economic growth, reduce poverty, and increase national security. In this book, Cass R. Sunstein, the eminent legal scholar and best-selling co-author of Nudge, breaks new ground with a deep yet highly readable investigation into the ethical issues surrounding nudges, choice architecture, and mandates, addressing such issues as welfare, autonomy, self-government, dignity, manipulation, and the constraints and responsibilities of an ethical state. Complementing the ethical discussion, The Ethics of Influence: Government in the Age of Behavioral Science contains a wealth of new data on people's attitudes towards a broad range of nudges, choice architecture, and mandates"--
650 0 _aPublic policy (Law)
_zUnited States
_xPsychological aspects.
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650 7 _aPolitical Science, Economic Policy.
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