Government Paternalism
By J. Grand, B. New. 2015
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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 breaches in individual autonomy? Looking at examples from both sides of the Atlantic and around the world, Government Paternalism examines the justifications for, and the prevalence of, government involvement and considers when intervention might or might not be acceptable. Building on developments in philosophy, behavioral economics, and psychology, Julian Le Grand and Bill New explore the roles, boundaries, and responsibilities of the government and its citizens.
Subfields: Political Science and International Relations
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Citations in the corpus
- The Community of Advantage (2018, background): “Such cases involve what has lately become known as ‘means paternalism’ (Sunstein 2014; Le Grand and New 2015: 27).”
- Green nudges: Do they work? Are they ethical? (2016, unknown): “htm, and OECD (2012), Lissowska (2011); for the EU the 2012 report of the European Commission’s Directorate for Health and Consumers, called ‘Green Behavior’, enlisting behavioral economics to outline pro-environmental policy initiatives: http://ec.”