Heap-ing on Lippmann: liberalising behavioural public policy

Oliver, Adam (2024) Heap-ing on Lippmann: liberalising behavioural public policy. Review of Behavioural Economics. ISSN 2326-6198 (In Press)

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Abstract

In several articles over the past decade, Shaun Hargreaves Heap has proposed a liberal, constitutional approach to behavioural public policy that conflicts with the paternalistic consequentialist approaches that have dominated the field to date. In recent years, I too have developed a behavioural public policy framework that sits within the classical liberal tradition. Recently, in commenting on my book, A Political Economy of Behavioural Public Policy, Hargreaves Heap identified similarities between my approach and that of the great 20th Century journalist and scholar, Walter Lippmann. In this article, I outline Lippmann’s arguments in his classic book, The Good Society, in some detail, and reach the conclusion that Hargreaves Heap was right in suggesting that I am a Lippmannite. Finally, given that Hargreaves Heap and I share a belief in liberalism, I summarise why I think he is a Lippmannite too.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.nowpublishers.com/RBE
Additional Information:	© 2024 NOW Publishers
Divisions:	Social Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2024 12:03
Last Modified:	15 Apr 2024 08:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122374

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