It's on you: : how corporations and behavioral scientists have convinced us that we're to blame for society's deepest problems / Nick Chater and George Loewenstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chater, Nick, author.

Loewenstein, George, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Corporations--Sociological aspects.

Corporations.

Social problems--Government policy.

Social problems.

Social problems--Economic aspects.

Behavioral scientists.

Rich people.

social issues.

Physical Description:

v, 345 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How corporations and behavioral scientists have convinced us that we're to blame for society's deepest problems

It is on you

How corporations and behavioral scientists have convinced us that we are to blame for society's deepest problems

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Venture, 2026.

Summary:

Two decades ago, behavioral economics burst from academia to the halls of power, on both sides of the Atlantic, with the promise that correcting individual biases could help transform society. The hope was that governments could deploy a new approach to addressing society's deepest challenges, from inadequate retirement planning to climate change--gently, but cleverly, nudging people to make choices for their own good and the good of the planet. It was all very convenient, and false. As behavioral scientists Nick Chater and George Loewenstein show in It's on You, nudges rarely work, and divert us from policies that do. For example, being nudged to switch to green energy doesn't cut carbon, and it distracts from the real challenge of building a low-carbon economy. It's on You shows how the rich and powerful have repeatedly used a clever sleight of hand: blaming individuals for social problems, with behavioral economics an unwitting accomplice, while lobbying against the systemic changes that could actually help. Rather than trying to "fix" the victims of bad policies, real progress requires rewriting the social and economic rulebook for the common good. --Amazon.com.

Contents:

Introduction: change the game, not the players

Flawed players or rigged games?. The corporate boot that made the carbon footprint ; Obesity: blaming the victim ; Why we are unprepared for retirement ; Flawed incentives: the outsize cost of US health care ; Inequality by design ; The pattern is everywhere!

How we got into this mess (and how to get out). The big myth ; Sleepwalking into the enemy's ranks ; The way forward ; Democracy hacked ; Green eggs and ham

Conclusion: taking back control.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages 283-332) and index.

ISBN:

9781541700116

1541700112

OCLC:

1518767578

Publisher Number:

90103582998