
"Escaping Paternalism" Book Panel
Hayek Program Podcast
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Rizo and Whitman's Approach to Paternalism and Behavior Paternalists Are Similar
i hope i've given you a flavor of why or how a mill and the approach by rizo and whitman are similar. And in addition, i've traced the similarities between javins and behavior paternalists. Yet, rizo and Whitman correctly highlight a key difference between early paternal ism and that of behavior paternalistsnglan alluded to this. They argue that, unlike early forms of paternalism, behavior, paternalists attempt to help people satisfy their existing preferences. By contrast, in his theory of political economy and throughout his economics, jevons is clear that, in fact, a systematic remaking is order for poor people. Only when their preferences have been attacked and
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