On paternalism, just a note to point out that unlike Nussbaum, Sen and others have resisted offering specific capabilities, the idea being that these should not be handed down by economists but democratically derived. (I’m not sure how workable this is in practice or to what extent it’s been tried, would be interested if anyone knows more!)
That’s good to know, thanks for clarifying. A democratic process is definitely better than a top-down approach, but everyone who participates in that process will be subject to affective forecasting biases too. That’s why I favour using subjective wellbeing data, but I’m keen to hear about alternative options too.
On paternalism, just a note to point out that unlike Nussbaum, Sen and others have resisted offering specific capabilities, the idea being that these should not be handed down by economists but democratically derived. (I’m not sure how workable this is in practice or to what extent it’s been tried, would be interested if anyone knows more!)
That’s good to know, thanks for clarifying. A democratic process is definitely better than a top-down approach, but everyone who participates in that process will be subject to affective forecasting biases too. That’s why I favour using subjective wellbeing data, but I’m keen to hear about alternative options too.