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dc.contributor.authorSaint-Paul, Gillesen
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-16-
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-07T16:53:39Z-
dc.date.available2012-12-07T16:53:39Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/67222-
dc.description.abstractUtilitarian foundations for limited government are shaky insofar as they assume rational and consistent individuals. Recently economists' assumption of rational actors has come under sustained attack. Behavioural economics has suggested that people are plagued by irrational biases and inconsistencies. The author elucidates how these developments have led to a post-utilitarianism which is held to justify paternalistic interventions by the state via 'sin taxes', direct bans or new obligations. Individual responsibility is seriously undermined, as is faith in markets. He concludes that supporters of individual freedom need to move away from utilitarian reasoning, reassert core values of autonomy and responsibility, and define strict limits on the scope of government intervention.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x6911en
dc.subject.jelB40en
dc.subject.jelD03en
dc.subject.jelD10en
dc.subject.jelH10en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordbehavioural economicsen
dc.subject.keywordutilitarianismen
dc.subject.keywordgovernmenten
dc.subject.keywordpaternalismen
dc.subject.stwStaatliche Einflussnahmeen
dc.subject.stwUtilitarismusen
dc.subject.stwVerhaltensökonomiken
dc.subject.stwFreiheiten
dc.titleLiberty and the post-utilitarian society-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn727555057en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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