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

• Superior document: Research for Policy Series
• Author: Keizer, Anne-Greet.
• TeilnehmendeR: Tiemeijer, Will.; Bovens, Mark.
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht : : Springer Netherlands,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Research for Policy Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (161 pages)

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.