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Social Security and Society(2020) GEORGE, VICTOROriginally published in 1973, Social Security and Society examines of the dominant forces that form the British social security system and argues that social security provision is not the result of concern felt by the dominant groups in society.Vezava: Mehka34,10 €
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Poverty is not Natural(2019) CURTIS, GEORGEThis book traces the cause of poverty to a widely accepted social institution, just as slavery once was, and reveals a way in which this defect could be remedied by introducing a more efficient way of funding government.Vezava: Mehka25,64 €
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Making Social Spending Work(2021) LINDERT, PETER H. (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS)How does social spending relate to economic growth and which countries have got this right and wrong? Peter H. Lindert provides a compelling global guide to public education, health care, pensions, and welfare provision, and links them to inequality and fVezava: Trda46,51 €
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Reinventing the Welfare State(2020) HUWS, URSULAThe welfare state is unfit for purpose – how can we transform it into a force for equality and social justice?Vezava: Mehka32,72 €
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Public Finance and Public Choice(2009) CULLIS, JOHN G. (READER IN ECONOMICS, CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF BATH),JONES, PHILIP (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNIVERSITY OF BATH)Public Finance and Public Choice provides a comprehensive analysis of the economics of the public sector, taking a diagrammatic approach to the subject. Particular emphasis is given to the public choice and behavioural economics schools of thought.Vezava: Mehka132,29 €
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Politics of the Welfare State(2020)Originally published in 1994 The Politics of the Welfare State looks at how the privatization and marketization of education, health and welfare services in the past decade have produced a concept of welfare that is markedly different from that envisagedVezava: Mehka58,79 €
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Pursuit of Happiness(2020) NARENS, LOUIS (PROFESSOR OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE, PROFESSOR OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE),SKYRMS, BRIAN (DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE)Utilitarianism is one of the most famous ethical doctrines, based on the ideal of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. But Utilitarians and their opponents lack a clear scientific and philosophical understanding of its foundations, the measurement andVezava: Trda72,34 €
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Welfare State in Europe(2018) PESTIEAU, PIERRE (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE),LEFEBVRE, MATHIEU (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG)Although there is a consensus in Europe that it is the government's responsibility to ensure the welfare of its citizens, there are calls to roll back spending on the welfare state. This book examines the prospects of the welfare state and analyses the peVezava: Mehka74,40 €
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Economics of the Welfare State(2020) BARR, NICHOLAS (PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS, PROFESSOR NICHOLAS BARR IS PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS IN THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS)The sixth edition of this successful textbook discusses the different parts of the welfare system and, in particular, cash benefits, the health service, and education.Vezava: Mehka94,97 €
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What's Luck Got to Do with It?(2021) KLEINBARD, EDWARD D. (ROBERT C. PACKARD TRUSTEE CHAIR IN LAW, ROBERT C. PACKARD TRUSTEE CHAIR IN LAW, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)In What's Luck Got To Do With It? renowned law professor Edward D. Kleinbard argues that government's proper role is addressing the unfairness and injustice of brute luck. Considering government expenditure as social insurance, Kleinbard demonstrates howVezava: Trda27,38 €
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After the Virus(2021) COOPER, HILARY,SZRETER, SIMON (UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)After the Virus is a provocative manifesto for change post-COVID-19. Shining a light on the deep fractures in our society, Hilary Cooper and Simon Szreter reveal why the UK was unable to respond effectively to the pandemic and what we can learn from our oVezava: Mehka22,38 €
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