
Strings Attached
The legitimate and illegitimate use of incentives in society today
Incentives can be found everywhere—in schools, businesses, factories, and government—influencing people''s choices about almost everything, from financial decisions and tobacco use to exercise and child rearing. So long as people have a choice, incentives seem innocuous. But Strings Attached demonstrates that when incentives are vie...
The legitimate and illegitimate use of incentives in society today
Incentives can be found everywhere—in schools, businesses, factories, and government—influencing people''s choices about almost everything, from financial decisions and tobacco use to exercise and child rearing. So long as people have a choice, incentives seem innocuous. But Strings Attached demonstrates that when incentives are vie...