How Far to Nudge?

Download or read book How Far to Nudge? written by Peter John and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the wave of innovation and reforms that has been called the nudge or behavioural public policy agenda, which has emerged in many countries since the mid-2000s. Nudge involves developing behavioural insights to solve complex policy problems, such as unemployment, obesity and the environment, as well as improving the delivery of policies by reforming standard operating procedures. It reviews the changes that have taken place, in particular the greater use of randomised evaluations, and discusses how far nudge can be used more generally in the policy process. The book argues that nudge has a radical future if it develops a more bottom up approach involving greater feedback and more engagement with citizens.