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Welfare economics
Paperback. Originally published in 1920, The Economics of Welfare provided a solution to the much discussed problem of externalities associated with market inefficiencies such as the problem of pollution.The concept of externalities remains central to modern day welfare economics and particularly environmental economics. Series: Palgrave Classics in Economics. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249318
- ISBN
- 9780230249318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.00
€ 88.00
Hardcover. Childhood disadvantage encourages the development of antisocial, 'employment-resistant' personality characteristics which harm life outcomes in adulthood. A welfare state therefore risks harming society by increasing the number of citizens who develop employment-resistant personality characteristics due to disadvantage during childhood. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JMH; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137555274
- ISBN
- 9781137555274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. This book examines the relationship between development economics, social protection and democratization in the specific context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Moving existing theories of transformation into a new terrain, it sheds light on the exclusive origins of dictatorship and democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JKSW; JP; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299795
- ISBN
- 9780230299795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JKS; KCL; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137571038
- ISBN
- 9781137571038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.71
€ 116.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Expanded edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141982502
- ISBN
- 9780141982502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. How immigrants and their descendents fare in the host society and in particular in the labor market is a very important question. This work helps to understand the complex relationship between ethnic or minority groups, the role of ethnic identity and their disparate economic performance. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781849506335
- ISBN
- 9781849506335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
Paperback. After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745698748
- ISBN
- 9780745698748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Hardcover. After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745698731
- ISBN
- 9780745698731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardcover. In a unique undertaking, Andrew Yuengert explores and describes the limits to the economic model of the human being, providing an alternative account of human choice, to which economic models can be compared. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCK; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120914
- ISBN
- 9780230120914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. Unflinching survey of the state of welfare systems across Europe today, as they struggle in an age of government austerity and neo-liberal reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331393
- ISBN
- 9780745331393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. This book analyzes the impact of choice on welfare states in Europe. The recent focus on choice in many welfare states has created a more market-orientated approach, changed users to consumers, and increased the emphasis on private providers. Editor(s): Greve, Professor Bent. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS; JPH; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444333312
- ISBN
- 9781444333312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.60
€ 29.60
The Economics of Schooling in a Divided Society: The Case for Shared E...
Borooah, Vani K., Knox, Colin
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 figures, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JNF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461865
- ISBN
- 9781137461865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardback. This is the first book to examine debates about, and the practice of, state supplementing of wages. It charts the historical development of such policies from prohibition in the 1830s and how opposition to it was overcome in the 1970s, thereby allowing the increasing supplementation of the wages of poorly paid working people. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293961
- ISBN
- 9781137293961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JNF; KCR; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771860642
- ISBN
- 9781771860642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.13
€ 21.99
€ 20.13
Hardback. Explores the relationship between law and economics principles and the promotion of social justice. This title includes chapters that invoke the lens of corporate law theory or the corporate context as part of their analysis of the intersection of economics and social justice. Series: Research in Law and Economics. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCR; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848553347
- ISBN
- 9781848553347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.24
€ 141.24
Paperback. Explains how the poor find solutions to their everyday financial problems by conducting year-long interviews with impoverished villagers and slum dwellers in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa - records that track penny by penny how specific households manage their money. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCM; KCR; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148199
- ISBN
- 9780691148199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.48
€ 37.99
€ 33.48
Hardcover. The baby boom generation's entry into old age has led to an unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant. This title takes a eclectic view of the subject. It offers in-depth analysis of the effects of retirement plans, employer contributions, and housing prices on retirement. Editor(s): Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 504 pages, 106 line drawings, 126 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226903064
- ISBN
- 9780226903064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.64€ 113.06
€ 136.64
€ 113.06
Hardback. This assessment of the prospects for work and retirement at age 65-plus in the UK and US is essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners interested in the late careers and the future of retirement. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPQB; KCR; KFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447326175
- ISBN
- 9781447326175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective
Dowling, John Malcolm, Yap, Chin Fang
Hardcover. This book analyzes the determinants of happiness for both the rich and the poor in the developing regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Explanatory variables include education, health and income as well as demographic and social variables. The book highlights the overwhelming importance of health in uplifting well-being in these regions. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCL; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285750
- ISBN
- 9780230285750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Paperback. The last great rethink of the welfare system was the Beveridge Report of 1942. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910376799
- ISBN
- 9781910376799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
European Capitalist Welfare Societies: The Challenge of Sustainability
Frericks, Patricia, Maier, Robert
Hardcover. This book analyzes European capitalist welfare societies, exploring questions of sustainability and the financing of social rights. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296909
- ISBN
- 9780230296909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. Discusses whether the Basic Income Guarantee could offer an alternative to both laissez-faire and existing welfare systems in developed countries - often criticized by both advocates and critics of laissez-faire - thus opening a constructive dialog in policy discussion. Editor(s): Nell, Guinevere Liberty. Series: Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white line drawings, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KCF; KCR; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263582
- ISBN
- 9781137263582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardcover. Culture plays a central role in our understanding of migration as an economic phenomenon. This title emphasises on the distinctions in culture between migrants, the families they left behind, and the local population in the migration destination. Editor(s): Epstein, Gil; Gang, Ira. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamin; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 757 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; KCF; KCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 757
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857241535
- ISBN
- 9780857241535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.37
€ 172.37
Hardback. The papers in Measurement of Poverty, Deprivation, and Social Exclusion represent the most current research on poverty, deprivation, and income mobility. They illustrate the multidimensionality of poverty that is difficult to capture in any one measure. The volume presents state-of-the-art research that is relevant to poverty academics globally. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785603877
- ISBN
- 9781785603877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.96
€ 166.96