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Why Knowing What to Do Is Not Enough : A Realistic Perspective on Self-Reliance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keizer, Anne-Greet.
Other Authors: Tiemeijer, Will., Bovens, Mark.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2019.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Research for Policy Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • 1 The Importance of Mental Capacities for Self-reliance
  • 1.1 A Realistic Perspective on Self-reliance
  • 1.2 Knowledge Alone Is Not Sufficient
  • 1.3 The Growing Importance of Mental Capacities
  • 1.4 Structure of This Book
  • 2 Self-reliance in Everyday Life
  • 2.1 The Daily Challenge of Self-reliance
  • 2.2 Health
  • 2.3 Personal Finance
  • 2.4 Labour Market
  • 2.5 Conclusion: The Bar Is Set High
  • 3 Determinants of Capacity to Act
  • 3.1 Non-cognitive Determinants: Personality Traits
  • 3.2 Non-cognitive Determinants: Beliefs
  • 3.3 Relationship Between Characteristics and Mental Capacities
  • 3.4 Conclusion: Different Prospects of Self-reliance
  • 4 Self-reliance and Situational Influences
  • 4.1 The Influence of Acute Stress
  • 4.2 Mental Fatigue
  • 4.3 The Psychological Effects of Poverty
  • 4.4 Conclusion: Stress and Mental Exertion Have an Adverse Impact on Self-reliance
  • 5 Training and Intervention
  • 5.1 Better Self-control
  • 5.2 Training in Domain-Specific Skills
  • 5.3 Is Training in Non-cognitive Capacities Desirable?
  • 5.4 What Should Be Done?
  • 6 Mental Capacities, Self-reliance and Policy
  • 6.1 Mental Capacities and Self-reliance: More Than Just the Capacity to Think
  • 6.2 Implications for Policy: Knowing What to Do Is Not Enough
  • 6.3 Policy Preparation: More Focus on Mental Burden
  • 6.4 Policy Content: More Than Information Alone
  • 6.5 Policy Implementation: Verification and Differentiation
  • 6.6 Epilogue: A Realistic Government Is a Legitimate Government
  • Appendix I: Background Information About the Survey
  • Response and Weighting
  • Description of Variables
  • Appendix II: List of Persons Consulted
  • Positions as Held at the Time of the Meeting
  • Appendix III: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Bibliography.

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