Geography, libertarian paternalism and neuro-politics in the UK

Geographical Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 302-307

  Whitehead, Mark ^a   Jones, Rhys ^a   Pykett, Jessica ^a   Welsh, Marcus ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Libertarian; Nudge; Paternalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868520148     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2012.00469.x     Document Type: Note

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