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Killjoys: A Critique of Paternalism.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London Publishing Partnership,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- _GoBack; The author; Foreword; 1 Paternalism and liberalism; The liberal view; 2 The classical economistâ#x80;#x99;s view; 3 Soft paternalism and nudge theory; 4 Coercive paternalism; The mirage of universal goals; Slippery slopes and runaway trains; The tyranny of the majority; 5 Neo-paternalism: an assessment; Searching for the â#x80;#x98;trueâ#x80;#x99; self; 6 â#x80;#x98;Public healthâ#x80;#x99; paternalism; The logic of â#x80;#x98;public healthâ#x80;#x99;; Public health versus â#x80;#x98;public healthâ#x80;#x99;; Consent; Risk; 7 The politics of â#x80;#x98;public healthâ#x80;#x99; paternalism; Industry as an agent of harm; Negative externalities; Advertising.
- Children and addictionAsymmetric information and health warnings; Summary: â#x80;#x98;public healthâ#x80;#x99; as hard paternalism; 8 The consequences of hard paternalism; Higher costs for consumers; Loss of consumer surplus; Substitution effects; The black market; Stigmatisation; Poorer health; External costs; 9 Towards better regulation; Reducing a personâ#x80;#x99;s enjoyment is a cost; Perfection is neither possible nor desirable; Changing the costs and benefits is cheating; Influence is not coercion; Education and labelling; Taxation; Pricing; Controls on sale; Advertising; Teach economics; Glossary; References.