Economics for Social Workers The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services

Name: Economics for Social Workers The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services
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ISBN: 9780231116879

ISBN-10: 023111687X

ISBN-13: 9780231116879

Edition: 2002

Authors: Michael Anthony Lewis, Karl Widerquist, Michael Lewis

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This primer for social work students introduces the general definitions and concepts of economics and uses case studies in social work to develop applied knowledge. The case studies include stories of job training, and substance abuse centres.

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/27/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 246
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Michael Lewis is assistant professor of Social Welfare at SUNY-Stony Brook.Karl Widerquist is a research associate at the Jerome Levy Economics Research Institute of Bard College.



Acknowledgments



The Economic Perspective



Marginal Analysis



Perfect Competition and the Supply-and-Demand Model



Imperfect Competition



Market Failure and Government Intervention



Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis



Government Failure



The Economics of Labor



The Economics of Poverty



The Economics of Health Care



Economic Demography


Glossary


Notes


Index