HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Substantive Rights
19 Apr 2018
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For example, they are complicated by the way(s) in which group membership a ects the way individuals respond to incentives. Example; physicians and pap smears: three assumptions of incentives: Givers and receivers are unitary actors (entities capable of rational behaviour) The receiver is future oriented: there are not so straight-forward in reality. People will always nd a way to get a reward or avoid a penalty without meeting the requirements. May prescribe or recommend more often then needed or inappropriate: incentives can con ict with democratic principles because they can be used to coerce, interfere with autonomy, and disrespect targets. Inclusion/exclusion in a category impacts allowed behaviour and how actors are treated: they are, by nature, political due to distribution of bene ts and burdens, take many forms. If not issued form the appropriate body is more likely to be dismissed: realistically, we cannot develop a perfect or ideal rule. Cannot create an optimal balance between rm rules and discretion.
