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Beyond nudging: it’s time for a second generation of behaviourally-informed social policy

Curchin, Katherine (2016) Beyond nudging: it’s time for a second generation of behaviourally-informed social policy. British Politics and Policy at LSE (10 Nov 2016). Website.

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Abstract

Insights from experimental research in the behavioural sciences offer a powerful impetus to reject punitive welfare reform. Katherine Curchin explains that findings from psychology, behavioural economics and behavioural finance concerning decision-making by people experiencing poverty point to the importance of alleviating material hardship by improving the social safety net; trying to remedy the character of individuals through benefit sanctions is therefore not a solution.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy
Additional Information: © 2016 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited: 31 Mar 2017 13:57
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 00:46
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71947

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