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.