World development report 2015: Mind, society, and behavior

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Full title :World development report 2015 : Mind, society, and behavior / [World Bank Group].

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Publication Date:2015

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Publisher(s):The World Bank
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

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Description:1 online resource (xvii, 215 pages .)

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ISBN:9781464803437, 1464803439, 1336190442, 9781336190443
oclc:ocn900437615
LC Classification:HD75
Dewey Decimal:338.9

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview: Human decision making and development policy -- Three principles of human decision making -- Psychological and social perspectives on policy -- The work of development professionals -- References -- Part 1: An expanded understanding of human behavior for economic development: A conceptual framework -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Thinking automatically -- Two systems of thinking -- Biases in assessing information -- Biases in assessing value -- Choice architecture

Overcoming intention-action dividesConclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Thinking socially -- Social preferences and their implications -- The influence of social networks on individual decision making -- The role of social norms in individual decision making -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Spotlight 1: When corruption is the norm -- Chapter 3: Thinking with mental models -- Where mental models come from and why they matter -- How mental models work and how we use them -- The roots of mental models

The effects of making an identity salientThe staying power of mental models -- Policies to improve the match of mental models wit…

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries Commerce Commerce - General Comportement humain -- Aspect économique Développement économique -- Aspect psyc… Economic development -- Psychological a… Economic development -- Social aspects Economic Theory Human behavior -- Economic aspects