It’s On You: How the Rich and Powerful Have Convinced Us that We’re to Blame for Society’s Deepest Problems - Nick Chater & George Loewenstein

Two decades ago, behavioral economics burst from academia to the halls of power, on both sides of the Atlantic, with the promise that correcting individual biases could help transform society. The hope was that governments could deploy a new approach to addressing society’s deepest challenges, from inadequate retirement planning to climate change—gently, but cleverly, nudging people to make choices for their own good and the good of the planet.