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Welfare economics
Paperback. For anyone new to the subject of Citizen's Income, or who wants to introduce friends, colleagues or relatives to the idea, this valuable guide will be essential reading, offering a convincing case for a Citizen's Income and a much needed resource for all interested in the future of welfare in the UK. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447326120
- ISBN
- 9781447326120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.49
€ 16.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. The book reviews past and present debates on the challenges faced in attaining equitable economic development. The book aims to provide an introduction to economics where the application to poverty is central and guides learning. And it aims to help those who already know some economics learn more about poverty and inequality. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190212773
- ISBN
- 9780190212773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.07
€ 104.07
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
€ 251.43
€ 251.43
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€ 15.11
€ 19.99
€ 15.11
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
€ 36.99€ 27.37
€ 36.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. For the last five years, Britain has been under the hammer of 'Austerity'. In its name, wages have been frozen, benefits have been slashed and public spending squeezed. The pain of a financial crisis caused by bankers and speculators has been borne by ordinary people all over the country - and by the poor and disabled most of all. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780262468
- ISBN
- 9781780262468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.99
€ 17.99
€ 16.99
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
€ 15.67
€ 15.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447334040
- ISBN
- 9781447334040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.28
€ 41.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; KCR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169590
- ISBN
- 9780691169590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.00
€ 49.99
€ 36.00
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
€ 166.94
€ 166.94
Hardcover. In the 1960s Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood was labeled America's largest ghetto. But its brownstones housed a coterie of black professionals intent on bringing order and hope to the community. In telling their story Michael Woodsworth reinterprets the War on Poverty by revealing its roots in local activism and policy experiments. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBEY; HBLW; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545069
- ISBN
- 9780674545069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.33
€ 47.99
€ 40.33
Paperback. Compares the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. This book traces the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 496 pages, 34 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FP; 1KL; JKS; JPB; KCR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135960
- ISBN
- 9780691135960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 42.06
€ 52.97
€ 42.06
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
€ 24.62
€ 24.62
Paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; KCQ; KCR; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262044
- ISBN
- 9780190262044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.82
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643465
- ISBN
- 9780691643465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.58
€ 145.58
Paperback. A resounding call for a new Economic Bill of Rights to combat increasing poverty and economic bifurcation Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFJ; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612057279
- ISBN
- 9781612057279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCF; KCM; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199363810
- ISBN
- 9780199363810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.79
€ 76.79
Paperback. Assesses the effects of the world economic crisis on social security and welfare in the region. This book identifies the strengths and weakness of Latin American social security before the global crisis. It evaluates the event's actual and potential effects on pensions, health care, and social assistance programs. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; JKS; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900039970
- ISBN
- 9781900039970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Striving to Save: Creating Policies for Financial Security of Low-Inco...
Sherraden, Margaret Sherrard, McBride, Amanda...
Hardcover. Examines savings in eighty-four working families with low incomes, including fifty-nine families who participated in a program of matched savings and financial education. This book concludes with recommended public policy approaches for increasing savings in households that are striving to save. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472117123
- ISBN
- 9780472117123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.28
€ 94.28
Hardcover. Many countries have social security systems that are financially unsustainable. This title offers a comparative analysis from twelve countries and examines the issue of age in the labor force. It also analyzes the relationship between incentives to retire and the proportion of older persons in the workforce. Editor(s): Gruber, Jonathan; Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 376 pages, 161 line drawings, 63 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309484
- ISBN
- 9780226309484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.62
€ 166.62