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Freedom to choose unwisely: Congress' misguided decision to leave 401(k) plan participants to their own devices.: INTRODUCTION As recently as twenty years ago, the primary means of providing retirement income to employees was the traditional defined benefit pension plan, in which qualified professionals subject to fiduciary standards of prudence and diversification make investment decisions. (1) However, employers increasingly provide...; Tags: 401(k), asset, Benefits, ERISA, fiduciary, Investment, paternalism, Pub, regulation, Regulations, Richard, Stat, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2002-03-22
Paternalism test - opposition to big government - Editorial: Regulation is the real test of the "anti-government" mood.TIMES-MIRROR POLLSTERS HAVE DIScovered some interesting changes in public opinion since they started asking certain questions in 1987. Paternalism is down; self-reliance is up.Over the past seven years, for instance, the number of people who say the federal government controls too much...; Tags: Government, Paternalism, Regulations, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress; Research articles 1994-12-01

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The New Paternalism.(Brief Article): THE NEW PATERNALISM. Edited by Lawrence Mead. Brookings; 343 pages; $42.95. Sold in Britain by Plymbridge; K33.50. AMERICA'S poor used to get benefits, including food stamps, with few strings attached. Nowadays, entitlements are out of fashion. Poor people are being asked to "earn" their handouts, by...; Tags: entitlement, food, handout, Manufacturing, New York University; Research articles 1997-12-13
Nudge Against the Fudge: Dare we hope that Barack Obama shares the ‘libertarian paternalism’ of two of his former University of Chicago colleagues? Barack Obama is a “choice architect” aiming to implement “libertarian paternalism.” He might not know that he is; he might embrace the practice without understanding the theory. It is adumbrated...; Tags: libertarian, Obama, University of Chicago; Research articles 2008-06-30
Banning cannabis is impossible - so why not control it?: IN THE cannabis debate, two principles are at war with each other: pragmatism versus paternalism. The idea that the best policy is what works confronts the notion that if something is bad for you, then you shouldn't be allowed to do it. Until now paternalism has dominated policy towards soft...; Tags: Brixton Plc.; Research articles 2001-07-16

China Blazes a Trail in Africa- Should American Businesses Follow?: Recently, the BNET Intercom asked, with China investing heavily in Africa, should American firms consider looking to the continent for business opportunities? This week, articles in the New York Times and the Economist on the relationship between the Asian giant and the previously much-ignored continent provide further food for thought...; Tags: Business Ethics, Continent, Africa, China, Manufacturing, Government, Leadership, Management, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2007-08-21
Accounting, Coercion and Social Control During Apprenticeship: The paper describes the nature and role of accounting during apprenticeship - the transition period from slavery to waged labor in the British West Indies. Planters, colonial legislators, and Parliamentary leaders all feared that freed slaves would flee to open lands unless they were bound to plantations. Thus, rather than...; Tags: Accounting, Thomson Corp., Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; White papers 2005-12-01
Do Markets Have Morals?: I think markets have blind spots, along with a certain caustic wit. But the Templeton Foundation has been funding research into what you might call the two sides of Adam Smith, melding the free-market capitalism of "The Wealth of Nations" with the moral philosophy of its predecessor, "The Theory...; Tags: Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Investment, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Economics, Benefits, Retirement Plans, 401(k), Paul J. Zak, Michael Fitzgerald, Finance, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-13
The Power of a Nudge: How do you stop a profligate person from over-spending? You could cut their expenses allowance or withdraw signing power. Or you could try something a little more benign -- say, drawing a frown on their cheques, perhaps. I've picked a facile example, but this is the idea...; Tags: Workplace, Paternalism, Recruitment & Selection, Performance Management, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Joanna Higgins; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Outerstreaming: the fourth communication paradigm - includes related articles on corporate paternalism, communication in the future, direct communication, and American Greetings Corp: OUTERSTREAMING: the fourth communication paradigm; Tags: American Greetings Corp.; Research articles 1990-12-01
SEC wrong again, naturally: The SEC's proposed rule changes regarding accredited investors have existing investors hopping mad. They view the new rules as paternalism of the worst kind and, worse, discrimination against the nearly 99% of us who fail to meet the new standard.; Tags: SEC; Research articles 2007-04-01
NBC's paternalism over maternal leave: ITEM: Campbell Brown, the co-host of NBC's "Today on Thursday," in a July 28 segment critical of the United States for not requiring paid maternity leave, demanded to know: "Why does the rest of the world get paid leave while morns here race back to work?" Not having such a...; Tags: NBC Universal Inc.; Research articles 2005-09-19
Tom Peters "Nudges" Richard Thaler: Etching a fly into the appropriate part of a urinal reduces spillage by 80 percent. Putting a salad bar at the front of a cafeteria improves people's diet. Both are nudges, and others like them, applied by policymakers, might help us stop using credit cards unwisely. ...; Tags: Economics, Tom, Econs, Humans, Government, Real Estate, Food & Beverage, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Business Operations, Manufacturing, Sales, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-08-31
The NRA's ABCs.(the National Rifle Association, with its constant stream of propaganda, helps keep meaningful gun control legislation off the books: Diary of a Mad Law Professor)(includes related satire on the NRA's idea of a lesson plan)(Brief Article): "I don't do nice" says Charlton Heston, who, as newly elected president of the National Rifle Association, appears in exceptionally fine form these days. The resonant voice, so expressive of the People's outrage, the crinkly eyes, the angular jaw, the stern paternalism--it's great stuff. I don't...; Tags: ABC Inc., education, Government, pride, teacher, violence; Research articles 1998-08-10
HISTORY, MEET POLITICS.: In the academic world, historians now view the past mostly through the lenses of race, class, and gender. Grants are won and tenure gained by those who write "history from below"--that is, the history of ordinary people--as well as the history of the marginalized "Other." You...; Tags: exhibition, MARKETING, museum, president, Roosevelt, Smithsonian Institution; Research articles 2001-06-18
Technological Paternalism: Professors must help engineering students educate the public-not condescend to it.WHY IS IT SO difficult for engineers to engage in a real dialogue with other members of society about technology?If one is to accept the stereotypes associated with the engineering profession, engineers don't provide clear answers to society's questions about...; Tags: IEEE, Leadership, Strategy; Research articles 2004-12-01
Post paternalism or black blackmail? Why The Washington Post endorsed Marion Barry three times: Why The Washington Post endorsed Marion Barry three times. No question about it, the guy who just stepped out of his maroon van, the guy now walking down H Street in northeast Washington, sticks out. First of all, in a neighborhood that's mostly black, he's Wonder Bread white....; Tags: Barry, Donald, editorial, Government, MARKETING, Metro, SOFTWARE, Washington, Washington Post Co., Williams; Research articles 1990-02-01
Transformational Diplomacy.: M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 2006-US DEPT OF STATE: Transformational DiplomacyC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18012006 I would define the objective of transformational diplomacy this way: To work with our many partners around the world to build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that will...; Tags: CAREER, diplomat, MARKETING, Strategy, U.S. Department of State; Research articles 2006-01-19
A merciless mercy. A MERCIFUL END: THE EUTHANASIA MOVEMENT IN MODERN AMERICA. By IAN DOWBIGGIN. Oxford University Press. 259 pp. $28.(Book Review) (book review): A MERCIFUL END: THE EUTHANASIA MOVEMENT IN MODERN AMERICA. By IAN DOWBIGGIN. Oxford University Press. 259 pp. $28. JUDGING FROM ITS unfortunate title, A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America would appear to be just another in the dreary collection of recent...; Tags: America, suicide, University of Oxford; Research articles 2003-05-01
Where benevolent employers live on: UNILEVER still mows the front lawns of the houses at Port Sunlight, the model village built by William Lever for his workers on Merseyside. John Lewis has enshrined in its articles that employees come ahead of profits. The chocolate sector of Cadbury-Schweppes, observers say, still considers its workers part...; Tags: Norwich Union, Pilkington Plc.; Research articles 1995-02-26