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Nudge Economics as Libertarian Paternalism
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Gane, Nicholas |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| 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. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0263276421999447?download=true |
| Starting Page | 119 |
| Ending Page | 142 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| ISSN | 02632764 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 38 |
| Journal | Theory, Culture & Society (TCS) |
| e-ISSN | 14603616 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0263276421999447 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2021-04-24 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2021 |
| Subject Keyword | libertarian paternalism Thaler behavioural economics neoliberalism nudge Sunstein |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Social Sciences |
