Description: Further DetailsTitle: Why Knowing What To Do Is Not EnoughCondition: NewSubtitle: A Realistic Perspective on Self-RelianceEAN: 9789402417241ISBN: 9789402417241Edition: 1st ed. 2019Publisher: SpringerFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/01/2019Description: This open access book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between “knowing” and “doing” in view of self-reliance, which is more and more often expected of citizens. In today’s society, people are expected to take responsibility for their own lives and be self-reliant. This is no easy feat. They must be on constant high alert in areas of life such as health, work and personal finances and, if things threaten to go awry, take appropriate action without further ado. What does this mean for public policy? Policymakers tend to assume that the government only needs to provide people with clear information and that, once properly informed, they will automatically do the right thing. However, it is becoming increasingly obvious that things do not work like that. Even though people know perfectly well what they ought to do, they often behave differently. Why is this? This book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between ‘knowing’ and ‘doing’. It focuses on the role of non-cognitive capacities, such as setting goals, taking action, persevering and coping with setbacks, and shows how these capacities are undermined by adverse circumstances. By taking the latest psychological insights fully into account, this book presents a more realist perspective on self-reliance, and shows government officials how to design rules and institutions that allow for the natural limitations in people’s ‘capacity to act’. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: NLItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 155mmAuthor: Anne-Greet Keizer, Will Tiemeijer, Mark BovensGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Law & PoliticsBook Series: Research for PolicyRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough
Title: Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough
Subtitle: A Realistic Perspective on Self-Reliance
EAN: 9789402417241
ISBN: 9789402417241
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
Release Date: 10/01/2019
Release Year: 2019
Country/Region of Manufacture: NL
Item Height: 235mm
Series: Research for Policy
Book Title: Why Knowing What to Do Is Not Enough: a Realistic Perspective on Self-Reliance in Society
Number of Pages: IX, 157 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: Public Policy / General, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Personality
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Science, Psychology
Item Weight: 16.7 Oz
Author: Will Tiemeijer, Anne-Greet Keizer, Mark Bovens
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Book Series: Research for Policy Ser.
Format: Hardcover
