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THE VIRTUES OF HEAVY‐HANDEDNESS IN GOVERNMENT
Author(s) -
NEIMAN MAX
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1980.tb00202.x
Subject(s) - coercion (linguistics) , popularity , government (linguistics) , action (physics) , law and economics , positive economics , public policy , conceptual framework , public economics , political science , economics , epistemology , sociology , law , social science , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
This article is concerned with the increased popularity of noncoercive methods to achieve public policy goals. It is contended that certain functions and benefits regarding coercion by government are overlooked, while conceptual and practical problems in employing noncoercive approaches are, to a considerable degree, neglected. The discussion concludes with a call for a more integrated approach in which coercive and noncoercive approaches to government action are seen as complementary, rather than mutually exclusive.