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Economics of the Welfare State

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ISBN-10: 0199297819

ISBN-13: 9780199297818

Edition: 5th 2012

Authors: Nicholas Barr, Alex Lazarus-Priestly, Kirsten Shankland

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Book details

List price: $136.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 3/9/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 420
Size: 9.60" wide x 7.40" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Concepts
Introduction
Political theory: Social justice and the state
Economic theory 1: State intervention
Economic theory 2: Insurance
Problems of definition and measurement
Cash benefits
Insurance: Unemployment, sickness, and disability
Consumption smoothing: Old age pensions
Poverty relief
Strategies for reform
Benefits in kind
Health and health care
School education
Higher education
Epilogue
Conclusion