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The economics of the welfare state /

Barr, N. A.

The economics of the welfare state / Nicholas Barr. - 5th ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012. - xxii, 386 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ; pbk.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-364) and indexes.

Concepts. Introduction -- Political theory : social justice and the state -- Economic theory 1 : state intervention -- Economic theory 2 : insurance -- Problems of definition and measurement -- Part 2: 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 -- Tertiary education.

9780199297818 (pbk.) 0199297819 (pbk.) 9780199297818: £39.99

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Welfare economics.
Economics.
Welfare economics


Great Britain--Economic policy--1945-
Great Britain--Economic policy

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