Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism

by Cass R. Sunstein

Book Overview

The bestselling author of Simpler offers a powerful, provocative, and convincing argument for protecting people from their own mistakes Based on a series of pathbreaking lectures given at Yale University in 2012, this powerful, thought-provoking work by national best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein combines legal theory with behavioral economics to make a fresh argument about the legitimate scope of government, bearing on obesity, smoking, distracted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300197861
• ISBN13: 9780300197860
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.4"