The Institutional Consequences of Nudging – Nudges, Politics, and the Law

Review of Philosophy and Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 427-437

  Lepenies, Robert ^a   Małecka, Magdalena ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Institute of Philosophy and Sociology Polish Academy of Sciences European University Institute   (Italy)

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EID: 84938866579     PISSN: 18785158     EISSN: 18785166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13164-015-0243-6     Document Type: Article

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