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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199297819

ISBN-139780199297818

eBay Product ID (ePID)112038544

Product Key Features

Number of Pages420 Pages

Publication NameEconomics of the Welfare State

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPublic Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

AuthorNicholas Barr

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight24.8 Oz

Item Length7.4 in

Item Width9.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-392690

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal330.15/56

Table Of ContentPart 1: Concepts1. Introduction2. Political theory: Social justice and the state3. Economic theory 1: State intervention4. Economic theory 2: Insurance5. Problems of definition and measurementPart 2: Cash benefits6. Insurance: Unemployment, sickness, and disability7. Consumption smoothing: Old age pensions8. Poverty relief9. Strategies for reformPart 3: Benefits in kind10. Health and health care11. School education12. Higher educationPart 4: Epilogue13. Conclusion

SynopsisThe fifth edition of this successful textbook discusses the different parts of the welfare system, in particular, cash benefits, health care and education. The text argues that the welfare state does not exist only to help the underprivileged, but also for reasons of efficiency, in areas where private markets would be inefficient or would not exist at all. Suitable for economics students and for students on related disciplines such as socialpolicy and political economy, this book is accessible and contains a non-technical appendix to each of the theory chapters, diagrams, additional readings, worked examples and end of chapterdiscussions. Online Resource Centre For students: - Web links - Further reading - Links to related Oxford Scholarship Online titles For lecturers: - PowerPoint slides - these have been expanded for the fifth edition, The fifth edition of this successful textbook discusses the different parts of the welfare system and, in particular, cash benefits, the health service and education. The text argues that the welfare state does not exist just to help the underprivileged, but also for means of efficiency, in areas where the private markets would be inefficient or would not exist at all.Suitable for both economics students and students on related disciplines, this book is accessible and contains a non-technical appendix in every chapter, diagrams, additional readings, worked examples and end of chapter discussions.Online Resource CentreFor students:- Web links- Further reading- Links to related Oxford Scholarship Online titlesFor lecturers:- PowerPoint slides - these have been expanded for the fifth edition, The fifth edition of this successful textbook discusses the different parts of the welfare system and, in particular, cash benefits, the health service and education. The text argues that the welfare state does not exist just to help the underprivileged, but also for means of efficiency, in areas where the private markets would be inefficient or would not exist at all. Suitable for both economics students and students on related disciplines, this book is accessible and contains a non-technical appendix in every chapter, diagrams, additional readings, worked examples and end of chapter discussions. Online Resource Centre For students: - Web links - Further reading - Links to related Oxford Scholarship Online titles For lecturers: - PowerPoint slides - these have been expanded for the fifth edition, The fifth edition of this successful textbook discusses the different parts of the welfare system and, in particular, cash benefits, the health service and education. The text argues that the welfare state does not exist just to help the underprivileged, but also for means of efficiency, in areas where the private markets would be inefficient or would not exist at all. Suitable for both economics students and students on related disciplines, this book is accessible and contains a non-technical appendix in every chapter, diagrams, additional readings, worked examples and end of chapter discussions. Online Resource Centre For students: - Web links- Further reading- Links to related Oxford Scholarship Online titles For lecturers: - PowerPoint slides - these have been expanded for the fifth edition, The fifth edition of this successful textbook discusses the different parts of the welfare system and, in particular, cash benefits, the health service, and education. The text is organized into four parts: Concepts, Cash benefits, Benefits in kind, and Epilogue.

LC Classification NumberHB846.B37 2012