Erik W. Matson

Broschiertes Buch

New Paternalism Meets Older Wisdom

Looking to Smith and Hume on Rationality, Welfare and Behavioural

Beschreibung

What can today's behavioural economists learn from the classical liberals of the past? Here, Erik Matson offers critical reflections on what he calls 'the new paternalism' - a modern-day approach to policy-making that aims to make individuals better off, when judged by their own standards.

Autor

Erik W. Matson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a Lecturer in Political Economy in the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America. He serves as Deputy Director of the Adam Smith Program in the Department of Economics at George Mason. Focusing on the intellectual history and philosophy of early modern political economy, his research has been widely published in academic journals and edited volumes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Institute of Economic Affairs
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 202g
• ISBN-13: 9780255368339
• ISBN-10: 025536833X
• Artikelnr.: 70234227