Welfare economics
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Welfare economics
Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388957
- ISBN
- 9781137388957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardcover. This volume goes beyond a narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability and explores the link between socio-economic policies, structural transformation and inclusive development. It rests on three thematic pillars: the limits of conventional macroeconomics; the long run agenda of structural transformation and the development of capabilities. Editor(s): Islam, Iyanatul; Kucera, David. Series: Advances in Labour Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50 figures, 26 tables. BIC Classification: KCC; KCF; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379245
- ISBN
- 9781137379245
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Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Hardcover. Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCM; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353030
- ISBN
- 9781137353030
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Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardcover. This analysis of South Korea's development experience can present lessons for development in the 21st century. Situating the development experience of South Korea within the framework of the capability enhancing state, this volume examines the empowering institutions and policies of South Korea between 1945 and 2000. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCG; KCM; KCP; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339478
- ISBN
- 9781137339478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Hardback. This is the first book to examine debates about, and the practice of, state supplementing of wages. It charts the historical development of such policies from prohibition in the 1830s and how opposition to it was overcome in the 1970s, thereby allowing the increasing supplementation of the wages of poorly paid working people. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293961
- ISBN
- 9781137293961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Hardcover. Postwar employment standards are being undermined and 'non-standard' employment is becoming more common. While scholars have pointed to negative consequences of this development, this volume also discusses the evidence for a new and socially inclusive European employment standard. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JPB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137267153
- ISBN
- 9781137267153
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Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardback. Investigates three sets of questions raised by the economic downturn. The first concerns issues of ethics and social responsibility in economic policymaking and in business and finance, secondly how the costs of the downturn have fallen within the population; and lastly the rise of unmet basic needs. Editor(s): Starr, Martha A. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105317
- ISBN
- 9780230105317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857289971
- ISBN
- 9780857289971
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.71
€ 41.99
€ 41.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JNF; KCR; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771860642
- ISBN
- 9781771860642
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
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
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Paperback. In his academic work, Robert Higgs has dissected the government's shrewd secret excesses that lead to the Welfare State, the Warfare State, and the Administrative State. In this book, however, are essays that show a whimsical, introspective, and personal side of this world renowned scholar. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; KCP; KCQ; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598132045
- ISBN
- 9781598132045
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Condition: New
€ 30.87
€ 30.87
A collection of essays that show a whimsical, introspective, and personal side to world renowned scholar Robert Higgs. If you want to see a true polymath at work, these lofty, serious, sad, and illuminating essays will educate you beyond what you had thought possible about life, liberty, and the economy. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; KCP; KCQ; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598132038
- ISBN
- 9781598132038
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Condition: New
€ 38.29
€ 38.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Alaedini, Pooya. Num Pages: 237 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; KCM; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950249
- ISBN
- 9781349950249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.83
€ 142.83
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JKS; KCL; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137571038
- ISBN
- 9781137571038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.05
€ 112.05
Hardcover. Free Money for All makes the case for a basic income guarantee of $10,000 per adult US citizen. The book shows that a basic income guarantee will increase gross national happiness and gross national freedom, while helping to mitigate some of the worst consequences of rising technological unemployment. Series: Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCA; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137471321
- ISBN
- 9781137471321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. This book analyses the immediate challenges from headlong cuts, root-and-branch restructuring and the longer-term pressures from population ageing. It demonstrates that a more humane and generous welfare state that will build social inclusiveness is possible and shows how it can be achieved. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSB; JPH; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328106
- ISBN
- 9781137328106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Hardcover. This book combines the two most important typologies of capitalist diversity; Esping-Andersen's welfare regime typology and Hall and Soskice's 'Varieties of Capitalism' typology, into a unified typology of capitalist diversity. The author shows empircally that certain welfare states bundle together with certain production systems. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPA; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310293
- ISBN
- 9781137310293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. This book examines the relationship between development economics, social protection and democratization in the specific context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Moving existing theories of transformation into a new terrain, it sheds light on the exclusive origins of dictatorship and democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JKSW; JP; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299795
- ISBN
- 9780230299795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
European Capitalist Welfare Societies: The Challenge of Sustainability
Frericks, Patricia, Maier, Robert
Hardcover. This book analyzes European capitalist welfare societies, exploring questions of sustainability and the financing of social rights. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296909
- ISBN
- 9780230296909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective
Dowling, John Malcolm, Yap, Chin Fang
Hardcover. This book analyzes the determinants of happiness for both the rich and the poor in the developing regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Explanatory variables include education, health and income as well as demographic and social variables. The book highlights the overwhelming importance of health in uplifting well-being in these regions. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCL; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285750
- ISBN
- 9780230285750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.15
€ 123.15