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- catalog abstract ""When this book was first published in 1987 it was widely acclaimed as a comprehensive and definitive text on the economics of the welfare state. Its main argument is that the different parts of the welfare state - cash benefits, health care, education and housing - exist not just to help the poor, but also for efficiency reasons, in areas where private markets would be inefficient or would not exist at all."--Jacket. "Nicholas Barr has included a number of new, largely forward-looking, topics in this latest edition: anticipation of the new Labour government's policies in areas such as pensions; longer-term insurance to cover disability and residential care in old age; the impact of genetic screening on medical insurance and life insurance; challenges to the welfare state, including demographic change, changes in family structure, the trend towards the feminization of poverty, and changes in the structure of jobs; and debates about the welfare state - is it desirable; and, if desirable, is it any longer feasible given demographic and other challenges?"--Jacket. "The Economics of the Welfare State continues to be essential reading for upper level undergraduate and first year graduate students of public economics, and social and public policy."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11037739.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Economic policy 1945-1964.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Economic policy 1964-1979.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Economic policy 1979-1997.".
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""Nicholas Barr has included a number of new, largely forward-looking, topics in this latest edition: anticipation of the new Labour government's policies in areas such as pensions; longer-term insurance to cover disability and residential care in old age; the impact of genetic screening on medical insurance and life insurance; challenges to the welfare state, including demographic change, changes in family structure, the trend towards the feminization of poverty, and changes in the structure of jobs; and debates about the welfare state - is it desirable; and, if desirable, is it any longer feasible given demographic and other challenges?"--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""The Economics of the Welfare State continues to be essential reading for upper level undergraduate and first year graduate students of public economics, and social and public policy."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""When this book was first published in 1987 it was widely acclaimed as a comprehensive and definitive text on the economics of the welfare state. Its main argument is that the different parts of the welfare state - cash benefits, health care, education and housing - exist not just to help the poor, but also for efficiency reasons, in areas where private markets would be inefficient or would not exist at all."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [416]-446) and indexes.".
- catalog description "The historical background -- Political theory : social justice and the state -- Economic theory 1: State intervention -- Economic theory 2: Insurance -- Problems of definition and measurement -- Financing the welfare state -- Contributory benefits 1: Unemployment, sickness, and disability -- Contributory benefits 2: Retirement pensions -- Non-contributory benefits -- Strategies for reform -- Health and health care -- Education -- Housing.".
- catalog extent "xxvi, 471 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0804735514".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Economic policy 1945-1964.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Economic policy 1964-1979.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Economic policy 1979-1997.".
- catalog subject "330.15/56 21".
- catalog subject "HB846 .B37 1998".
- catalog subject "Welfare economics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The historical background -- Political theory : social justice and the state -- Economic theory 1: State intervention -- Economic theory 2: Insurance -- Problems of definition and measurement -- Financing the welfare state -- Contributory benefits 1: Unemployment, sickness, and disability -- Contributory benefits 2: Retirement pensions -- Non-contributory benefits -- Strategies for reform -- Health and health care -- Education -- Housing.".
- catalog title "The economics of the welfare state / Nicholas Barr.".
- catalog type "text".