Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 160 g
Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 160 g
Reihe: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
ISBN: 978-0-367-78797-4
Verlag: Routledge
This book presents a critical approach to the study of nudging to highlight the foundations, rationale and effects of current policy-making trends in the neoliberal age of behavioural economics.
In this provocative book, the author presents a re-examination of the methodological foundations of behavioural economics and its consequences for addressing the deep social and economic policy challenges of our times. It is argued that, although the concept of nudge proposed by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein rejects the theorization of economic behaviour under models of strict rationality, nudge policies focus on methodological individualism in economic thinking and economic policy.
The complexity of social and economic policy problems of the twenty-first century calls for a revision of our conceptual outlooks, and to increase recognition of the failure of methodological individualism in economics to address the unprecedented social, political, and environmental challenges of globalization. Offering a new take on the epistemological assumptions underlying behaviourally-informed policies, this book will prompt the general public to consider new ideas about the darker side of behavioural economics.
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Introduction: what does the “science” behind nudging really look like 1. Setting the scene: the concept of nudge. 2. The nudge approach to policy making. 3. Behavioural economics: methodological issues and philosophical concerns. 4. Nudging citizens in the context of neoliberalism: their hidden side. 5. Conclusion.