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The tyranny of utility : behavioral social science and the rise of paternalism / Gilles Saint-Paul.
| Author/creator | Saint-Paul, Gilles |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | vii, 163 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Political organization and the conception of man -- The challenge to the unitary individual in Western thought -- Economics: the last bastion of rationality -- Economics goes behavioral -- From utility to happiness -- Post-utilitarianism : searching for a collective soul in the behavioral era -- The policy prescriptions of behavioral economics -- The modern paternalistic state -- Responsibility transfer -- The role of science -- Markets in a paternalistic world -- Where to go? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011003639 |
| ISBN | 9780691128177 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691128170 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 3574294 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HB846 .S25 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |