Old wine in new casks: Libertarian paternalism still violates liberal principles

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 635-645

  Grüne Yanoff, Till ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84859073474     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-011-0636-0     Document Type: Article

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