The welfare state as piggy bank : information, risk, uncertainty, and the role of the state /

Barr argues that the welfare state exists for reasons additional to poverty relief, reasons arising out of pervasive problems of imperfect information, risk and uncertainty.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barr, N. A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Welfare economics.
Welfare state.
Risk.
Uncertainty.
Risk
Économie du bien-être.
État providence.
Risque.
Incertitude.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Theory.
Uncertainty
Welfare economics
Welfare state
Verzorgingsstaat.
Risico's.
Onzekerheid.
economische theorie
economic theory
sociaal beleid
social policy
overheidsbeleid
government policy
pensioenen
pensions
onderwijssubsidies
educational grants
sociaal welzijn
social welfare
sociale verzekering
social insurance
sociale verandering
social change
public finance
armoede
poverty
werkloosheid
unemployment
onderwijsbeleid
educational policy
welvaartsstaat
welfare state
inkomensbeleid
income policy
Economic Theory
Social Policy
Economische theorie
Sociaal beleid
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The market and information
  • The mirage of private unemployment insurance
  • Problems with medical insurance
  • Twenty-first-century insurance issues
  • The economics of pensions
  • Misleading guides to pension design
  • Pension design: the options
  • Twenty-first-century pensions issues
  • Core issues in the economics of education
  • Information problems
  • Designing student loans
  • Financing higher education: the options
  • Twenty-first-century educating issues
  • The welfare states in post-communist countries
  • The welfare state in an changing world.

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