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Government paternalism : nanny state or helpful friend? / Julian Le Grand and Bill New.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781400866298 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 361.65 23
LOC classification:
  • HV31 .L49 2017
Online resources: Summary: Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens' behaviour related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana - or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches in individual autonomy? Looking at examples from both sides of the Atlantic and around the world, 'Government Paternalism' examines the justifications for, and the prevalence of, government involvement and considers when intervention might or might not be acceptable.
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Previously issued in print: 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens' behaviour related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana - or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches in individual autonomy? Looking at examples from both sides of the Atlantic and around the world, 'Government Paternalism' examines the justifications for, and the prevalence of, government involvement and considers when intervention might or might not be acceptable.

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