Choosing not to choose : (Record no. 26997)

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2014035565
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9780190231699
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 153.8/3
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Authors Sunstein, Cass R.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Choosing not to choose :
Subtitle understanding the value of choice /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Cass R. Sunstein
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New York :
Publisher Oxford University Press,
Date c2015.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 219 p. ;
Size 22 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY
Summary Our ability to make choices is fundamental to our sense of ourselves as human beings, and essential to the political values of freedom-protecting nations. Whom we love; where we work; how we spend our time; what we buy; such choices define us in the eyes of ourselves and others, and much blood and ink has been spilt to establish and protect our rights to make them freely. Choice can also be a burden. Our cognitive capacity to research and make the best decisions is limited, so every active choice comes at a cost. In modern life the requirement to make active choices can often be overwhelming. So, across broad areas of our lives, from health plans to energy suppliers, many of us choose not to choose. By following our default options, we save ourselves the costs of making active choices. By setting those options, governments and corporations dictate the outcomes for when we decide by default. This is among the most significant ways in which they effect social change, yet we are just beginning to understand the power and impact of default rules. Many central questions remain unanswered: When should governments set such defaults, and when should they insist on active choices? How should such defaults be made? What makes some defaults successful while others fail? Cass R. Sunstein has long been at the forefront of developing public policy and regulation to use government power to encourage people to make better decisions. In this major new book, Choosing Not to Choose, he presents his most complete argument yet for how we should understand the value of choice, and when and how we should enable people to choose not to choose. The onset of big data gives corporations and governments the power to make ever more sophisticated decisions on our behalf, defaulting us to buy the goods we predictably want, or vote for the parties and policies we predictably support. As consumers we are starting to embrace the benefits this can bring. But should we? What will be the long-term effects of limiting our active choices on our agency? And can such personalized defaults be imported from the marketplace to politics and the law? Confronting the challenging future of data-driven decision-making, Sunstein presents a manifesto for how personalized defaults should be used to enhance, rather than restrict, our freedom and well-being.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Choice (Psychology)
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Topical Heading Decision making
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Topical Heading LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
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Topical Heading LAW / Public
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Topical Heading LAW / Constitutional
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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Holdings
Date last seen Full call number Barcode Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
26/01/2017 153.83 SU CH T0017880 19.99 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Tough Topics 05/07/2015 AMAUK