TY - BOOK AU - Kuenne,Robert E. TI - Readings in social welfare: theory and policy T2 - Blackwell readings for contemporary economics SN - 0631220720 AV - HB846. R43 2000 U1 - 330.126 PY - 2000/// CY - Malden, Mass PB - Blackwell KW - Social policy KW - Economic aspects KW - Public welfare N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Authors --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Pt. I; The Distribution of Wealth: Static and Life Cycle Views --; 1; Recent Trends in the Size Distribution of Household Wealth --; 2; The Missing Piece in Policy Analysis: Social Security Reform --; Pt. II; Social Welfare Judgments and Measurement --; 3; The General Theory of Second Best --; 4; An Economic Theory of Clubs --; 5; Consumer's Surplus Without Apology --; 6; The Social Costs of Monopoly Power --; 7; Rationality and Social Choice --; Pt. III; When Markets Fail or Falter --; 8; The Tragedy of the Commons --; 9; The Market for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism --; Pt. IV; Social Regulation --; 10; Behavior of the Firm Under Regulatory Constraint --; 11; Theories of Economic Regulation --; 12; Surprises of Airline Deregulation --; 13; The Economic Case Against Drug Prohibition --; 14; Economic Foundations of the Current Regulatory Reform Efforts --; Pt. V; Public Goods and Investment --; 15; The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure --; 16; Uncertainty and the Evaluation of Public Investment Decisions --; 17; Selling Spectrum Rights --; 18; Analyzing the Airwaves Auction --; Index ER -