Welfare economics books

1037 books were found.

Employment and Development: How Work Can Lead From and Into Poverty

Employment and Development: How Work Can Lead From and...

Author: Gary S. Fields ,  Janneke Pieters (Development Economics Group, Wageningen University)
ISBN: 9780198815501
Format: Hardback
$133.95

This book brings together the contributions of 2014 IZA Prize in Labor Economics award winner Gary Fields to address...  Read More >>

The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century

The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality...

Author: Walter Scheidel
ISBN: 9780691192673
Format: Paperback
$50.03

An essential contribution to the debate about inequality, The Great Leveler provides important new insights about...  Read More >>

The Investment State: Charting the Future of Social Policy

The Investment State: Charting the Future of Social...

Author: David Stoesz (Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Applied Public Policy, Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Applied Public Policy, Flinders University and Carnegie Mellon University-Australia)
ISBN: 9780190864835
Format: Hardback
$99.95

This book proposes a new way of thinking about social programs, premised on social investment, which stands in contrast...  Read More >>

The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century

The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality...

Author: Walter Scheidel ,  Walter Scheidel
ISBN: 9780691183251
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by...  Read More >>

International Trade, Welfare, and the Theory of General Equilibrium

International Trade, Welfare, and the Theory of General...

Author: Sugata Marjit ,  Saibal Kar
ISBN: 9781108473873
Format: Hardback
$207.00

This essential volume reflects the continuing and enduring utility of general equilibrium as a framework of analyses....  Read More >>

The Welfare State in Europe: Economic and Social Perspectives

The Welfare State in Europe: Economic and Social Perspectives...

Author: Pierre Pestieau (Professor of Economics, Professor of Economics, University of Liege) ,  Mathieu Lefebvre (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, University of Strasbourg)
ISBN: 9780198817055
Format: Paperback
$81.95

Although there is a consensus in Europe that it is the government's responsibility to ensure the welfare of its...  Read More >>

Language Policy and Linguistic Justice: Economic, Philosophical and Sociolinguistic Approaches

Language Policy and Linguistic Justice: Economic, Philosophical...

Author: Michele Gazzola ,  Torsten Templin
ISBN: 9783319752617
Format: Hardback
$659.97

Language policies are increasingly acknowledged as being a necessary component of many decisions taken in the areas...  Read More >>

James Edward Meade

James Edward Meade

Author: David Reisman
ISBN: 9783319887470
Format: Paperback
$343.17

Meade was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1977 (jointly with Bertil Ohlin) for his contribution to international...  Read More >>

Full Employment and Social Justice: Solidarity and Sustainability

Full Employment and Social Justice: Solidarity and Sustainability...

Author: Michael J. Murray ,  Mathew Forstater
ISBN: 9783319882291
Format: Paperback
$422.37

This edited collection investigates how full employment programs can sustain the economy and the environment, promote...  Read More >>

Republic of Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan

Author: United Nations: Economic Commission for Europe
ISBN: 9789211171693
Format: Paperback
$40.00

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Economic Freedom and Welfare Before and After the Crisis

Economic Freedom and Welfare Before and After the Crisis...

Author: Petar Stankov
ISBN: 9783319873282
Format: Paperback
$316.77

This book offers an extensive review of market-oriented economic reforms since 1970, and considers the question...  Read More >>

Elections, Voting Rules and Paradoxical Outcomes

Elections, Voting Rules and Paradoxical Outcomes

Author: William V. Gehrlein ,  Dominique Lepelley
ISBN: 9783319878454
Format: Paperback
$316.77

This monograph studies voting procedures based on the probability that paradoxical outcomes like the famous Condorcet...  Read More >>

Sverige: Fran Valfardsstat Till Fattigland

Sverige: Fran Valfardsstat Till Fattigland

Author: Tommy Ulmnas
ISBN: 9789188667649
Format: Paperback
$49.16

Jag hade ratt! Sa inleder Tommy Ulmnas denna bok. Ulmnas har jobbat som kommunjurist i 35 ar och har varit kommundirektoer...  Read More >>

Universal Basic Income - for and Against

Universal Basic Income - for and Against

Author: Antony Sammeroff ,  Dominic Frisby
ISBN: 9781797454245
Format: Paperback
$18.03

With the accelerating onset of automation, the loss of manufacturing jobs in the west, a spiralling rise in income...  Read More >>

The Politics of Work-Family Policy Reforms in Germany and Italy

The Politics of Work-Family Policy Reforms in Germany...

Author: Agnes Blome
ISBN: 9781138361928
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Using a multi-methods approach, this book addresses the puzzle of why Germany was able to implement far-reaching...  Read More >>

Poverty and Exclusion of Minorities in China and India

Poverty and Exclusion of Minorities in China and India...

Author: A.S. Bhalla ,  Dan Luo
ISBN: 9783319852805
Format: Paperback
$343.17

This book, a second edition, includes new data from the 2010 Census of India and NSS reports on consumer expenditure...  Read More >>

Familial Foundations of the Welfare State: Building the National Health Insurance Systems in South Korea and Taiwan

Familial Foundations of the Welfare State: Building...

Author: Hye Suk Wang
ISBN: 9783319864594
Format: Paperback
$316.77

This book situates culture as a determining factor in the development of diverse welfare states, exploring the impact...  Read More >>

Public Opinion on Economic Globalization: Considering Immigration, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment

Public Opinion on Economic Globalization: Considering...

Author: Roger White
ISBN: 9783319863214
Format: Paperback
$343.17

This book examines survey data to consider the extent to which public support for immigration, international trade,...  Read More >>

The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV: The Private and Social Costs of Overeating and their Remedies

The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV: The...

Author: John Joshua
ISBN: 9783319873350
Format: Paperback
$145.17

Joshua also considers the politics of corporate social responsibility of food and beverage corporations and how...  Read More >>

Totalitarianism, Terrorism and Supreme Values: History and Theory

Totalitarianism, Terrorism and Supreme Values: History...

Author: Peter Bernholz
ISBN: 9783319860329
Format: Paperback
$316.77

By demonstrating that totalitarian regimes rest on ideologies involving supreme values that are assumed to be absolutely...  Read More >>

Financial Literacy Education: Edu-Regulating our Saving and Spending Habits

Financial Literacy Education: Edu-Regulating our Saving...

Author: Asta Zokaityte
ISBN: 9783319855455
Format: Paperback
$422.37

This book explores the issue of consumer financial education, responding to increased interest in, and calls to...  Read More >>

University Social Responsibility and Quality of Life: A Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences

University Social Responsibility and Quality of Life:...

Author: Daniel T. L. Shek ,  Robert M. Hollister
ISBN: 9789811099908
Format: Paperback
$290.37

The book also focuses on three areas of work – educating students to take on social responsibility, broadening access...  Read More >>

Redesigning Democracy: More Ideas for Better Rules

Redesigning Democracy: More Ideas for Better Rules

Author: Hans Gersbach
ISBN: 9783319851440
Format: Paperback
$369.57

I highly recommend this book to anyone concerned about the state of our democracies and looking for constructive...  Read More >>

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