Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough A Realistic Perspective on Self-Reliance /

This open access book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between "knowing" and "doing" in view of self-reliance, which is more and more often expected of citizens. In today's society, people are expected to take responsibility for their own lives and be self-reliant...

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Main Authors: Keizer, Anne-Greet (Author), Tiemeijer, Will (Author), Bovens, Mark (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Research for Policy, Studies by the Netherlands Council for Government Policy,
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The importance of mental capacity for self-reliance
  • Chapter 2. Self-reliance in everyday life
  • Chapter 3. Determinants of capacity to act
  • Chapter 4. Self-reliance and situational influences
  • Chapter 5. Training and intervention
  • Chapter 6. Mental capacities, self-reliance and policy
  • Bibliography.