The economics of the welfare state
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The economics of the welfare state
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1993
2nd ed
- : pbk.
Available at 24 libraries
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  Toyama
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  Kyoto
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  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
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  Tokushima
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  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
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  United Kingdom
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Note
Bibliography: p. [445]-481
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this contribution to the debate on the public versus the private sector, Dr. Barr argues that the welfare state is necessary on grounds of efficiency as well as equity, and that its major efficiency role makes it relevant to the population at large, not just to the poor. This new edition takes account of the major reforms since 1987 in social security, the NHS and education, and explains the inability of the Thatcher-Reagan governments of the 1980s to roll back the frontiers of the welfare state.
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