The economics of the welfare state

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The economics of the welfare state

Nicholas Barr

Oxford University Press, 1993

2nd ed. [major new ed.]

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Originally published: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1993

Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-481) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Although written for economics students, a diverse readership, including students of social administration and public policy, should benefit from this text. Each of the technical chapters has an appendix which explains the results in non-technical terms. This edition includes additional sections on the definition and objectives of the welfare state, and on the analysis of insurance. The policy chapters take account of the major changes in recent years: the 1988 social security reforms, the NHS reforms, and the effects of the 1988 Education Reform Act. The concluding chapter explains the inability of the Thatcher and Reagan governments of the 1980s significantly to roll back the frontiers of the welfare state.

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  • NCID
    BA24240421
  • ISBN
    • 0198774281
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 495 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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