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1. Hands, hearts and hybrids : economic organization, individual motivation and public benefit

2. A springboard for new citizens : universal basic capital and a citizen's day

3. Vertical transmission of overweight : evidence from a sample of English adoptees

4. Vertical transmission of overweight : evidence from English adoptees

5. Vertical transmission of overweight : evidence from English adoptees

We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non-adopted, and their families. Our results suggest strong evidence of an intergenerational association of overweight among adoptees, indicating transmission through cultural factors. We find that, when both adoptive parents are overweight, the likelihood of an adopted child being overweight is between 10% and 20% higher than when they are not. We also find that the cultural transmission of overweight is not aggravated by having a full-time working mother, so do not confirm the existence of a female labour market participation penalty on child overweight among adoptees. Overall, our findings, despite subject to data limitations, are robust to a battery of robustness checks, specification and sample selection corrections.

6. Individual Choice and Social Exclusion

Why is social exclusion a problem? What about iquest;voluntaryiquest; social exclusion iquest; when an individual chooses to exclude him or herself from the wider society? Brain Barry has addressed these questions in a recent CASE book, arguing that social exclusion, voluntary or involuntary, offends against social justice and social solidarity. This paper contends that Barryiquest;s arguments are weak for voluntary social exclusion and argues that, perhaps surprisingly, a better case can be made for treating voluntary social exclusion as a problem on welfarist grounds

7. Government paternalism : nanny state or helpful friend?

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Goverment Paternalism; 1 Introduction; 2 What Is Paternalism?; The Interference in Freedom; Promoting the Good; The Question of Consent; Conclusion: A Definition of Paternalism; 3 Types of Paternalism; Legal Paternalism; Soft and Hard Paternalism; Means and Ends Paternalism; Perfectionism; Volitional and Critical Paternalism; Moral Paternalism and Legal Moralism; Other Categories of Paternalism; Conclusion; 4 Paternalism in Practice; Types of Government Intervention; Nonpaternalistic Justifications for State Intervention

8. From irresponsible knaves to responsible knights for just 5p : behavioural public policy and the environment

9. Subsidiarity and invididual responsibility : quasi-markets and asset-based welfare

10. Vertical Transmission of Overweight: Evidence from English Adoptees