Behaviour Change policies in the UK: An anthropological perspective

Geoforum

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-41

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

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropology of the state; Behaviour Change policies; Libertarian paternalism; Nudging; School food; UK; Wales

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CIVIL SOCIETY; POLICY APPROACH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84877347133     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.03.012     Document Type: Article

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