Welfare economics
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Welfare economics
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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.97
€ 17.99
€ 16.97
Hardback. This is the first anthology published on the basic income proposal. Basic income is a policy that would assure an unconditional, individual income for everyone. Basic income attracts increasing attention throughout the world, and this anthology is useful not only for scholars, but also for teachers, students, and the general public. Editor(s): Widerquist, Karl; Noguera, Jose A.; Vanderborght, Yannick; De Wispelaere, Jurgen. Num Pages: 606 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405158107
- ISBN
- 9781405158107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.91
€ 169.91
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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.48
€ 46.99
€ 38.48
Hardcover. 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. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745698731
- ISBN
- 9780745698731
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Condition: New
€ 51.58
€ 51.58
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
€ 15.23
€ 15.23
Hardback. Deals with philanthropy. This title includes major themes in which the tools of choice, endogeneity, and self-selection are employed such as: What increases or decreases charitable activity? and How do organizational and managerial issues affect the performance of non-profit organizations? Editor(s): Issac, R. Mark; Norton, Doug. Series Editor(s): Issac, R. Mark; Norton, Douglas A. Series: Research in Experimental Economics. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KCHS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849507684
- ISBN
- 9781849507684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.48
€ 121.48
Paperback. This book analyzes the impact of choice on welfare states in Europe. The recent focus on choice in many welfare states has created a more market-orientated approach, changed users to consumers, and increased the emphasis on private providers. Editor(s): Greve, Professor Bent. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS; JPH; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444333312
- ISBN
- 9781444333312
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Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
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€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
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
€ 139.85
€ 139.85
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
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
hardcover. Editor(s): Moffitt, Robert A. Series: NBER-Conference Report. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226370477
- ISBN
- 9780226370477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.22€ 90.79
€ 109.22
€ 90.79
Hardcover. Editor(s): Moffitt, Robert A. Series: NBER-Conference Report. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226392493
- ISBN
- 9780226392493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.22€ 89.28
€ 109.22
€ 89.28
Hardback. How immigrants and their descendents fare in the host society and in particular in the labor market is a very important question. This work helps to understand the complex relationship between ethnic or minority groups, the role of ethnic identity and their disparate economic performance. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781849506335
- ISBN
- 9781849506335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.71
€ 142.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Silverman, Robert Mark (University at Buffalo, New York, USA); Patterson, Kelly L (University at Buffalo, New York, USA). Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608462384
- ISBN
- 9781608462384
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Condition: New
€ 39.57
€ 39.57
Paperback. Series: Anthem European Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5+ tables. BIC Classification: KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857289971
- ISBN
- 9780857289971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.71
€ 42.99
€ 41.71
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
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Hardback. Contains a selection of thirteen papers from the Second Biannual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Berlin, July, 2007. This work covers topics including welfare analysis with ordinal data, unit consistency and multidimensional inequality indices and unit consistency and intermediate inequality indices. Editor(s): Bishop, John A.; Zheng, Buhong. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCFM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551343
- ISBN
- 9781848551343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.85
€ 141.85
Hardback. Explores the relationship between law and economics principles and the promotion of social justice. This title includes chapters that invoke the lens of corporate law theory or the corporate context as part of their analysis of the intersection of economics and social justice. Series: Research in Law and Economics. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCR; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848553347
- ISBN
- 9781848553347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.74
€ 133.74
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
€ 158.54
€ 158.54
Hardcover. Culture plays a central role in our understanding of migration as an economic phenomenon. This title emphasises on the distinctions in culture between migrants, the families they left behind, and the local population in the migration destination. Editor(s): Epstein, Gil; Gang, Ira. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamin; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 757 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; KCF; KCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 757
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857241535
- ISBN
- 9780857241535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.19
€ 163.19