NDLI: Soft paternalism, merit goods, and normative individualism

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Author	Kirchgässner, Gebhard
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Paternalism is an attempt to influence individuals’ decisions for their own benefit, even if there are no third parties involved. This seems to contradict normative individualism, which provides the general orientation to our modern democracies. Soft or libertarian paternalism accepts the necessity of paternalism due to the existence of behavioural anomalies, but intends to apply only such measures that do not restrict the decision leeway of individuals. Nevertheless, the same objections that can be raised against its strong version can also be raised against soft paternalism. On the other hand, as soon as we accept that human beings are able to reflect not only about their actions but also about the preferences guiding their actions, there is no longer a necessary contradiction between paternalism and normative individualism. As far as we know today, the possibilities to successfully apply soft paternalistic measures are rather limited. On the other hand, while some criticisms are justified, others largely overshoot the mark and seem to be at least partly ideologically motivated.
Starting Page	125
Ending Page	152
Page Count	28
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09291261
Journal	European Journal of Law and Economics
Volume Number	43
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15729990
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-05-24
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Libertarian paternalism Soft paternalism Merit goods Normative individualism Constitutional economics Democracy Law and Economics European Integration Public Finance Commercial Law
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management Law Economics and Econometrics

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