{"product_id":"government-paternalism-9780691164373","title":"Government Paternalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould 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 fro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]his is an excellent survey of approaches justifying and opposing government interventionism.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii  1 Introduction 1  2 What Is Paternalism? 7  The Interference in Freedom 8  Promoting the Good 16  The Question of Consent 18  Conclusion: A Definition of Paternalism 22  3 Types of Paternalism 25  Legal Paternalism 25  Soft and Hard Paternalism 26  Means and Ends Paternalism 27  Perfectionism 30  Volitional and Critical Paternalism 33  Moral Paternalism and Legal Moralism 35  Other Categories of Paternalism 36  Conclusion 38  4 Paternalism in Practice 41  Types of Government Intervention 42  Nonpaternalistic Justifications for State Intervention 53  Do Nonpaternalist Justifications Explain Paternalist Laws and Regulations? 59  Conclusion 77  5 Paternalism and Well-Being 79  The Classical Economic Model and Its Challengers 80  The Evidence on Reasoning Failure 82  Ends-Related Paternalism 101  Conclusion: Means-Related versus Ends-Related Paternalism 103  6 The Nanny State: The Challenge from Autonomy 105  Autonomy 106  Autonomy and Motivation 108  Soft Paternalism 111  Autonomy Failure from External Causes 112  Autonomy Failure from Internal Causes 116  When Should the Soft Paternalist Intervene? 119  Does Soft Paternalism Avoid Offending Autonomy? 121  Overriding Autonomy: Hard Paternalism 127  Conclusion 131  7 Libertarian Paternalism 133  Definitions 134  Nudge Ideas: The Case For 135  Nudge Ideas: The Case Against 139  Conclusion 145  8 Paternalism and Policy 147  The Groups Affected: Well-Being and Autonomy 147  Types of Policy 151  Smoking 154  Pensions 159  Assisted Suicide 161  Conclusion 166  9 The Politics of Paternalism 167  Can the State Do Better? 167  Will the State Do Better? 170  Conclusion 174  10 Nanny State or Helpful Friend? 177  Bibliography 183  Index 195","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865531527511,"sku":"9780691164373","price":29.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691164373.jpg?v=1722274418","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/government-paternalism-9780691164373","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}