Paternalism

"Paternalism" is supposed to make the preventive parts really cheap ...

Brad DeLong's Health Care Prescription, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Paternalism is a theory that motivates regulation, based on the idea that government policymakers have more or better information than individual actors.

Matthew Yglesias » The Unknown OIRA 2009

Paternalism is woven deep into our culture and self determination and responsibility has always been look upon as something that could only belong to the leaders.

Against Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Paternalism is when the state (or another authority figure) “helps” you by preventing you from doing things that are bad for you.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010

"Paternalism is woven deep into our culture and self determination and responsibility has always been look upon as something that could only belong to the leaders."

Against Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Paternalism is always appealing to those who view themselves as the pater (or mater, cf.

Against Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Paternalism, which is deeply embedded in the model of permission, is off the mark.

Balkinization 2008

It all smacks of Paternalism which is in the end a dead philosophy.

Graham Brady & Grammar Schools: Time for Cool Heads 2007

I very much agree with the recent writer who says that 'Paternalism' is a mildly contumelious term used by some political economists to designate something

Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina, for the Scholastic Years 1898-'99 to 1899-1900 Charles Harden 1896

The author at The Fly Bottle in a related article titled Financial Paternalism as Self-Defense writes:

Forced Savings vs. Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009