Welfare economics books

1037 books were found.

Varieties of Precarity: Melting Labour and the Failure to Protect Workers in the Korean Welfare State

Varieties of Precarity: Melting Labour and the Failure...

Author: Sophia Seung-yoon Lee (Chung-Ang University)
ISBN: 9781447369257
Format: Hardback
$185.00

Based on in-depth interviews with over 80 precarious workers in Korea, this book introduces the concept of 'melting...  Read More >>

Fintech Explained: How Technology Is Transforming Financial Services

Fintech Explained: How Technology Is Transforming Financial...

Author: Michael King
ISBN: 9781487544096
Format: Paperback
$85.39

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The Economics of Social Protection

The Economics of Social Protection

Author: Pierre Pestieau (Université de Liège and Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
ISBN: 9781009295482
Format: Paperback
$43.99

This Element provides an analysis of social protection from an economic perspective. It describes the design of...  Read More >>

The Economics of Social Protection

The Economics of Social Protection

Author: Pierre Pestieau (Université de Liège and Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
ISBN: 9781009454155
Format: Hardback
$129.35

This Element provides an analysis of social protection from an economic perspective. It describes the design of...  Read More >>

Fintech For Billions: Simple Human Ubiquitous

Fintech For Billions: Simple Human Ubiquitous

Author: Bhagwan Chowdhry ,  Anas Ahmed
ISBN: 9780670096213
Format: Hardback
$86.99

this book offers simple, human and ubiquitous solutions that can transform the lives of people at the bottom of...  Read More >>

The Battle Against Poverty: Colombia: A Case of Leadership

The Battle Against Poverty: Colombia: A Case of Leadership...

Author: Mr Juan Manuel Santos (Former President of Colombia, Former President of Colombia, 2016 Nobel Peace Prize)
ISBN: 9780192885234
Format: Hardback
$58.95

In this important book, based on his experience and with data and statistics, former President Santos explains how...  Read More >>

Fintech Explained: How Technology Is Transforming Financial Services

Fintech Explained: How Technology Is Transforming Financial...

Author: Michael King
ISBN: 9781487544089
Format: Hardback
$160.43

Examining innovative business models, Fintech Explained illuminates how financial technology companies are transforming...  Read More >>

The Axiomatics of Economic Design, Vol. 1: An Introduction to Theory and Methods

The Axiomatics of Economic Design, Vol. 1: An Introduction...

Author: William Thomson
ISBN: 9783031293979
Format: Hardback
$142.29

This textbook is Volume 1 of a two-volume set on the axiomatics of economic design.  Read More >>

Eliminating Poverty in Britain

Eliminating Poverty in Britain

Author: Helen Rowe
ISBN: 9781803992471
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A visionary and wide-ranging manifesto of actionable changes to eliminate poverty from Britain once and for all....  Read More >>

Why Not Better and Cheaper?: Healthcare and Innovation

Why Not Better and Cheaper?: Healthcare and Innovation...

Author: James B. Rebitzer (Professor of Economics, Professor of Economics, Boston University) ,  Robert S. Rebitzer (Senior Advisor, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health)
ISBN: 9780197603109
Format: Hardback
$74.95

An engaging account of innovation in healthcare and why the results fall short for patients and society.The evolution...  Read More >>

The Real Living Wage: Civil Regulation and the Employment Relationship

The Real Living Wage: Civil Regulation and the Employment...

Author: Edmund Heery (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Cardiff Business School) ,  Deborah Hann (Reader in Employment Relations, Reader in Employment Relations, Cardiff Business School)
ISBN: 9780198835264
Format: Hardback
$195.95

The Real Living Wage presents a detailed case study of the campaign to promote the Living Wage, a voluntary standard...  Read More >>

Financial Inclusion and Livelihood Transformation: Perspective from Microfinance Institutions in Rural India

Financial Inclusion and Livelihood Transformation: Perspective...

Author: Srimoyee Datta ,  Tarak Nath Sahu
ISBN: 9789819941407
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This book explores the role and effect of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) with different dimensions.  Read More >>

Unpaid Work in Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries

Unpaid Work in Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries

Author: Hugh Armstrong (SPE, Room SR303, Carleton University) ,  Susan Braedley (Carleton University)
ISBN: 9781447366164
Format: Paperback
$67.99

Drawing on a range of international research projects, this book documents a broad spectrum of unpaid work performed...  Read More >>

Inclusive Developments through Socio-economic Indicators: New Theoretical and Empirical Insights

Inclusive Developments through Socio-economic Indicators:...

Author: Ramesh Chandra Das (Vidyasagar University, India)
ISBN: 9781804555552
Format: Hardback
$219.94

Proposing issues that hinder equal development, Inclusive Developments through Socio-economic Indicators: New Theoretical...  Read More >>

Financing Basic Income: A Dual Income Proposal

Financing Basic Income: A Dual Income Proposal

Author: Richard Pereira
ISBN: 9783031290114
Format: Hardback
$118.77

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Rich Get Richer, The: American Wage, Wealth And Income Inequality

Rich Get Richer, The: American Wage, Wealth And Income...

Author: Thomas Hyclak (Lehigh Univ, Usa)
ISBN: 9789811277290
Format: Hardback
$205.92

Inequality of wages among workers and inequality of income and wealth among families and households has been rising...  Read More >>

Regional Well-Being Across Kazakhstan: Harnessing Survey Data for Inclusive Development

Regional Well-Being Across Kazakhstan: Harnessing Survey...

Author: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9789292701932
Format: Paperback
$76.56

Examines well-being across Kazakhstan's regions. The publication suggests how a deeper understanding of regional...  Read More >>

The Acquisitive Society

The Acquisitive Society

Author: R H Tawney
ISBN: 9781774419700
Format: Hardback
$52.77

The Acquisitive Society was written by R. H. Tawney and published in 1920. Tawney herein criticizes the selfish...  Read More >>

Taxation and Social Policy

Taxation and Social Policy

Author: Carlene Wynter (Aston University) ,  Kevin Caraher (University of York, Social Policy and Social Work)
ISBN: 9781447364184
Format: Paperback
$77.60

This book explores tax and social policy and how they interact with each other. It covers key interactions, debates...  Read More >>

Taxation and Social Policy

Taxation and Social Policy

Author: Carlene Wynter (Aston University) ,  Kevin Caraher (University of York, Social Policy and Social Work)
ISBN: 9781447364177
Format: Hardback
$200.00

This book explores tax and social policy and how they interact with each other. It covers key interactions, debates...  Read More >>

The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power: Media, Race, Economics

The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power: Media,...

Author: Jared A. Ball
ISBN: 9783031265488
Format: Hardback
$103.47

A new foreword by Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at the New School (in...  Read More >>

Retooling Development Aid in the 21st Century: The Importance of Budget Support

Retooling Development Aid in the 21st Century: The Importance...

Author: Shahrokh Fardoust ,  Stefan G. Koeberle
ISBN: 9780192882196
Format: Hardback
$155.95

Global threats such as pandemics, climate change, inequality, low growth, and conflict have made it more difficult...  Read More >>

A Research Agenda for Basic Income

A Research Agenda for Basic Income

Author: Malcolm Torry
ISBN: 9781803920955
Format: Hardback
$297.56

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore...  Read More >>

Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future

Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future

Author: Mary P. Murphy (Maynooth University)
ISBN: 9781447363569
Format: Paperback
$67.99

A uniquely hybrid approach to welfare state policy, ecological sustainability and social transformation, this book...  Read More >>

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