

Simpler
The Future of Government
Author: Cass R. Sunstein
Narrator: Joel Leffert
Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 07/05/2013
Author: Cass R. Sunstein
Narrator: Joel Leffert
Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 07/05/2013
Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. From 2009 to 2012, he was administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Since that time, he has served in the US government in several different roles. Adviser to many nations and international organizations, he is the author of Nudge (with Richard H. Thaler), Noise (with Daniel Kahneman and Olivier Sibony), The World According to Star Wars, and Wiser (with Reid Hastie).
Good read for those entering government, to aid their decision making process and focus on what is really important when making policy decisions. About 30% longer than necessary though, judging by my highlights. Perhaps a re-read a year from now would turn up different things. Quotable quotes: "I have......more
Cass is a great storyteller and my type of technocrat. The book was easy to follow and the takeaways were clear. But I found it to be a bit redundant. Although this book focuses a lot more on the type of interventions that he designed during his time in the Obama admin, it duplicates a lot of the kn......more
I read this book with a giant smile on my face the entire time. I cannot stress how important this book/thesis/material is and how much I hope the concepts and ideas spread to other countries. THANK YOU CASS! If you couldn't tell from the first sentence, im a big fan of Sunstein's regulatory philosop......more
This is a short and easy to read book that describe Cass Sunstein's experience in applying behavioral economics to the world of regulation at the federal level. The book has several very interesting examples of the applications. I'm a little bit disappointed that the book is mostly a rehash of nudge......more