Big Society's Little Nudges: The Changing Politics of Health Care in an Age of Austerity

Rhys Jones; Jessica Pykett; Mark Whitehead

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Big Society's Little Nudges: The Changing Politics of Health Care in an Age of Austerity

Rhys Jones, Jessica Pykett, Mark Whitehead

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The Conservative-led coalition has called for a new approach to public health in the UK. The nanny state is out; ‘nudging’ citizens into making sensible lifestyle choices is in. Rhys Jones, Jessica Pykett and Mark Whitehead examine what these changes mean for health policy.

Can citizens be ‘nudged’ into making sensible lifestyle choices?Rhys Jones, Jessica Pykett and Mark Whitehead examine the new politics of public health in the UK.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-87
Journal	Political Studies
Volume	1
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-9066.2010.00037.x
Publication status	Published - 01 Dec 2010

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