The ethics of influence: Government in the age of behavioral science

The Ethics of Influence: Government in the Age of Behavioral Science

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1-224

  Sunstein, Cass R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781316493021     Document Type: Book

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