LEADER 04049nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910809419403321 005 20230207213824.0 010 $a1-282-93652-2 010 $a9786612936524 010 $a1-4008-3686-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400836864 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059375 035 $a(EBL)617259 035 $a(OCoLC)697175327 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000473876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11299865 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10449509 035 $a(PQKB)10078422 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC617259 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36786 035 $a(DE-B1597)447039 035 $a(OCoLC)979742021 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400836864 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL617259 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435964 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293652 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059375 100 $a20091019d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTough choices $estructured paternalism and the landscape of choice /$fSigal R. Ben-Porath 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-691-17128-9 311 0 $a0-691-14641-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. To Choose or Not to Choose? --$t2. Why Paternalism Is Good for You --$t3. The Regulation of Intimacy --$t4. Paternalism toward Children --$t5. Exit with Caution: On Culture and Choice --$t6. School Choice as a Bounded Ideal --$tConclusion. Structured Paternalism and the Landscape of Choice --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aTo what extent should government be permitted to intervene in personal choices? In grappling with this question, liberal theory seeks to balance individual liberty with the advancement of collective goals such as equality. Too often, however, society's obligation to provide meaningful opportunities is overshadowed by its commitment to personal freedom. Tough Choices charts a middle course between freedom-oriented anti-interventionism and equality-oriented social welfare, presenting a way to structure choices that equalize opportunities while protecting the freedom of individuals to choose among them. Drawing on insights from behavioral economics, psychology, and educational theory, Sigal Ben-Porath makes the case for structured paternalism, which is based on the understanding that state intervention is often inevitable, and that therefore theorists and policymakers must focus on the extent to which it can productively be applied, as well as on the forms it should take in different social domains. Ben-Porath explores how structured paternalism can play a role in providing equal opportunities for individual choice in an array of personal and social contexts, including the intimate lives of adults, parent-child relationships, school choice, and intercultural relations. Tough Choices demonstrates how structured paternalism can inform more egalitarian social policies, ones that acknowledge personal, social, and cultural differences as well as the challenges all individuals may face when they make a choice. 606 $aDemocracy$xPhilosophy 606 $aPaternalism$xPolitical aspects 606 $aCivil rights 606 $aSocial values 606 $aPolitics and culture 606 $aFreedom of expression 615 0$aDemocracy$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aPaternalism$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aCivil rights. 615 0$aSocial values. 615 0$aPolitics and culture. 615 0$aFreedom of expression. 676 $a320.01/9 700 $aBen-Porath$b Sigal R.$f1967-$01594997 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809419403321 996 $aTough choices$93941112 997 $aUNINA