The Ethics of Influence
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The Ethics of Influence

Government in the Age of Behavioral Science

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Ethics of Influence

Government in the Age of Behavioral Science

About this book

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 (2008), 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.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781107140707
eBook ISBN
9781316792773
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Economic Policy
Index
Economics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for The Ethics of Influence
  3. Half-title
  4. Series information
  5. Title page
  6. Copyright information
  7. Dedication
  8. Table of contents
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Chapter 1 The Age of Behavioral Science
  11. Chapter 2 Choice and Its Architecture
  12. Chapter 3 ‘‘As Judged by Themselves’’
  13. Chapter 4 Values
  14. Chapter 5 Fifty Shades of Manipulation
  15. Chapter 6 Do People Like Nudges? Empirical Findings
  16. Chapter 7 Green by Default? Ethical Challenges for Environmental Protection
  17. Chapter 8 Mandates
  18. A Very Brief Recapitulation
  19. Appendix A American Evaluations of Thirty-Four Nudges
  20. Appendix B Survey Questions
  21. Appendix C Executive Order 13707: Using Behavioral Science Insights to Better Serve the American People
  22. Index