The Origins of Behavioural Public Policy

The use of behavioural science to inform policy is one of the main developments in the social sciences over the last several decades. In this book, Adam Oliver offers an accessible introduction to the development of behavioural public policy, examining how behavioural economics might be used to inform the design of a broad spectrum of policy frameworks, from nudges, to bans on certain individual behaviours, to the regulation of the commercial sector. He also considers how behavioural economics can explain and predict phenomena as a challenge to economists' assumptions around how people perceive time, utility and money. The book offers an intellectual foundation for all those concerned with behavioural public policy, from academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students with a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives, such as economics, political science, sociology and anthropology, to policy makers and practitioners working directly with behavioural public policy in their everyday working lives.

Author: Adam Oliver
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/24/2017
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.15h x 6.24w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781316649664

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2017

About the Author
Oliver, Adam: - Adam Oliver lectures on behavioural economics and public policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health Economics, Policy and Law, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Behavioural Public Policy. He has published widely in the areas of behavioural economics and policy, including Behavioural Public Policy (Cambridge, 2013).Oliver, Adam: - Adam Oliver lectures on behavioural economics and public policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health Economics, Policy and Law, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Behavioural Public Policy. He has published widely in the areas of behavioural economics and policy, including Behavioural Public Policy (Cambridge, 2013).