Law of Good People: Challenging States' Ability to Regulate Human Behavior

The dominant enforcement paradigm is based on the idea that states deal with bad people with laws that exact a price for misbehavior. Behavioral ethics posits that good people are guided by cognitive processes and biases that enable them to bend the laws within the confines of their conscience. Yuval Feldman's book compares traditional and non-traditional enforcement mechanisms and proposes a law of good people that should be read by scholars and policymakers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2019
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The prevailing enforcement paradigm posits that states employ laws to address individuals deemed harmful or self-serving, imposing penalties and sanctions for their misdeeds. Conversely, behavioral ethics suggests that virtuous individuals are guided by cognitive processes and biases, allowing them to navigate the laws within their conscience. In his comprehensive book, Yuval Feldman delves into these paradigms, offering a theoretical and empirical comparison of traditional and non-traditional enforcement mechanisms. By bridging the gap between emerging findings in behavioral ethics and conventional approaches to behavior modification, Feldman proposes a novel "law of good people" that holds significant implications for scholars and policymakers worldwide. This insightful work encourages a deeper understanding of how states can effectively address misconduct committed by individuals driven by cognitive biases regarding their ethicality, contributing to a more just and equitable society.

Weight: 386g
Dimension: 152 x 227 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781316502082