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100			_aTummers, Lars _916259
245			_aPublic policy and behavior change
260			_bPublic Administration Review
300			_a79(6), Nov/Dec, 2019: p.925-930.
520			_aChanging behavior is often necessary to tackle societal problems, such as obesity, alcohol abuse, and debt problems. This article has two goals. First, it aims to highlight how governments can try to change the behavior of citizens. Government can use policy instruments to do so, including incentives, bans and mandates, information campaigns, and nudges. However, the government should not be a manipulator that applies policy instruments without societal support. Therefore, the second goal of the article is to provide a conceptual framework that helps analyze whether public policies to stimulate behavior change are effective and supported by key stakeholders. This conceptual framework has five criteria indicating the extent to which there is effective and supported behavior change: the policy is (1) effective and (2) efficient, and there is support for the policy among (3) politicians, (4) implementing organizations, and (5) citizens. The article ends with suggestions to study public policy aimed at behavior change. - Reproduced.
650			_aBehaviour _916260
773			_aPublic Administration Review
906			_aPublic policy
942			_cAR