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Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2008) 4 stars

Thaler and Sunstein develop libertarian paternalism as a middle path between command-and-control and strict-neutrality choice …

Review of 'Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

It's a good solid book written by economists who clearly point out that most people don't make good economic decisions by default, possibly because they are not "econs" as the book pits it.

Mostly focuses on the goverwmtal programs and health insurance, and is very pragmatic in approach.