W. L. Tiemeijer (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)

Self-Control

Individual Differences and What They Mean for Personal Responsibility and Public Policy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

All of us sometimes fail at self-control, yet this fact is almost entirely neglected in both academic study and the real world. This book shows how false but stubborn beliefs about self-control have led to political ideas and public policies that are unjust and ineffective.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 234mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9781009098564
• ISBN-10: 100909856X
• Artikelnr.: 63626926

Autorenporträt

W. L. Tiemeijer is Professor of Behavioural Science and Public Policy at Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy, The Hague.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. Self- Control: 2. A gift for life
3. How situation undermines self-control
4. Building self-control?
5. The value of the future
6. The self-control effects of poverty
Part II: ...And Its Implications for Society and Politics: 7. The ever-growing importance of self-control
8. Self-control and moral responsibility
9. Who should get what?
10. Conclusion: what is to be done?
Appendix to chapter 3
Acknowledgement
Bibliography
Index
Notes.