Libertarian Paternalism

Libertarian Paternalism, or LibPat, is a Libertarian ideology that revolves around the belief that private and public institutions should be able to influence choices and behavior, while still respecting freedom of choice.

History
The term Libertarian Paternalism was first coined by Richard Thaler, a behavioral economist, and Cass Sunstein, a legal scholar, in the 2003 edition of the American Economic Review. The two later elaborated on the concept in the University of Chicago Law Review later on that year. They defined it as "trying to influence choices in a way that will make choosers better off, as judged by themselves."

Personality and Behaviour
LibPat can represent two different types of characters. One is a traditional marketing department, trying to entice people into buying whatever product he's supposed to be selling, and often making corny jokes that seem out of touch. Another is a person who wants to help, while also caring about liberty, acting like a councilor.

How to Draw
Libpat_flag.svg
 * 1) Draw a ball,
 * 2) Fill it with yellow,
 * 3) Draw 2 elephants in black (This part can be difficult, make sure to reference the flag),
 * 4) Draw the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:Libertarian.png]] - Love you!
 * [[File:Paleolib.png]] & [[File:Bhl.png]]  - They both like encouraging certain social values.
 * [[File:Chilib.png]] - A sibling from Chicago.
 * [[File:Glibr.png]] - I help them encourage people to go green.
 * [[File:Liberaltarianism.png]] - They also care about civil rights.
 * [[File:Libtrans.png]] - You can choose to get modifications? Cool!
 * [[File:Neotech.png]] - A technocrat I actually really like.
 * [[File:Cameronism.png]] - Abit too statist, but still a good carrier of my ideas!

Frenemies

 * [[File:Socliber.png]] - I think you might need some help discouraging drug use...
 * [[File:Neobert2.png]] - How about you encourage countries to have civil liberties?
 * [[File:Marketsoc.png]] - As long as you only encourage workplace democracy you're fine.
 * [[File:Ancapf.png]] - Calm down buddy. Also stop calling me a technocrat.
 * [[File:Technocracy.png]] - I like some of their views on science, but please respect freedom!
 * [[File:Nordmodel.png]] - They have some good ideas, but they need to calm it with the government spending.

Enemies

 * [[File:Patern.png]] Paternalism - You don't respect any freedoms, you monster!
 * [[File:ormarxf.png]] Communists & [[File:Soc.png]] Socialists - Forced collectivisation is pure evil.
 * [[File:Krater.png]] - Your entire ideology is coercion.
 * [[File:BarrCom.png]] [[File:BarrCom2.png]] - My mortal enemy.

Wikipedia

 * Libertarian Paternalism

Articles

 * Libertarian Paternalism is Not an Oxymoron
 * Libertarian paternalism
 * Designing better choices
 * Nudge Against the Fudge