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The ethics of influence : government in the age of behavioral science /

Sunstein, Cass R.

The ethics of influence : government in the age of behavioral science / Cass R. Sunstein - ix, 224 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society .

Machine 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.

9781107140707

2015051000


Public policy (Law)--Psychological aspects.
Public policy (Law)--Psychological aspects.--United States

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