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Gane, Nicholas (2021) Nudge economics as libertarian paternalism. Theory, Culture & Society, 38 (6). pp. 119-142. doi:10.1177/0263276421999447 ISSN 0263-2764.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263276421999447
Abstract
Given the growing prominence of nudge economics both within and beyond the academy, it is a timely moment to reassess the philosophical and political arguments that sit at its core, and in particular what Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein call libertarian paternalism. The first half of this paper provides a detailed account of the main features of this form of paternalism, before moving, in the second half, to a critical evaluation of the nudge agenda that questions, among other things, the gendered basis of paternalistic governance; the idea of ‘nudging for good’; and the political values that underpin nudge. The final section of this paper builds on the existing work of John McMahon by asking whether libertarian paternalism should be understood as a new, hybrid form of neoliberalism, or, rather, as a post-neoliberal form of governance that has emerged out of, and flourished in, the post-crisis situation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JC Political theory |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Economics -- Psychological aspects, Choice (Psychology) -- Economic aspects, Decision making -- Psychological aspects, Consumer behavior, Libertarianism, Paternalism, Social choice, Neoliberalism | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Theory, Culture & Society | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0263-2764 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 38 | ||||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 119-142 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0263276421999447 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 April 2021 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 27 April 2021 |
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