Economics of the welfare state /
Nicholas Barr.
- Fifth edition.
- xxii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-364) and index.
Part 1: Concepts. Introduction -- Political theory : social justice and the state -- Economic theory 1 : state intervention -- Economic theory 2 : insurance -- Problems of definition and measurement -- Part 2: Cash benefits. Insurance : unemployment, sickness, and disability -- Consumption smoothing : old-age pensions -- Poverty relief -- Strategies for reform -- Part 3: Benefits in kind. Health and health care -- School education -- Tertiary education -- Part 4: Epilogue. Conclusion.