Welfare economics

In 2001 Germany and Austria became the last EU states to lift transnational controls restricting access to their labour markets for citizens of ex-communist countries.

The reason for the depth the 2008's global depression lies in the intractability of modern economic systems.

Muslim minorities in China and India form only a small fraction of their respective populations, yet as they principally live in troubled border states, they are of key strategic importance in the war on terror.

This book explores the widening gap between the wage packets of skilled and unskilled workers that has become a pressing issue for all states in the globalized world economy.

In a unique undertaking, Andrew Yuengert explores and describes the limits to the economic model of the human being, providing an alternative account of human choice, to which economic models can be compared.

By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas.

Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States.

A state-of-the-art assessment of welfare provision, policy and reform at national and at EU level which spans the whole of Europe - East, West and Central.

This book looks at two aspects of Islamic activity in the Middle East and North Africa, the development of social capital and the provision of welfare services, within the context of economic liberalisation programmes to see whether the retrenchment of the state under liberalisation has created a space for Islamic-based activities.

This book examines the theory and practice of performance budgeting, which aims make government more effective by linking the funding of government agencies to the results they deliver.

First published in 1930, this book endeavours to trace and express the relations between economic and human values, between wealth and life.

First published in 1930, this book endeavours to trace and express the relations between economic and human values, between wealth and life.

First published in 1964, this is a study of the extreme inequalities in the ownership of property, in economies across the globe.

First published in 1964, this is a study of the extreme inequalities in the ownership of property, in economies across the globe.

Persistent high employment and growing labour market inequality have become entrenched features of many European countries.

Persistent high employment and growing labour market inequality have become entrenched features of many European countries.

First published in 1994.

First published in 1994.

After two decades of spectacular growth, the Tunisian economy is in crisis.

After two decades of spectacular growth, the Tunisian economy is in crisis.

Why hope matters as a metric of economic and social well-beingIn a society marked by extreme inequality of income and opportunity, why should economists care about how people feel?

Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the unpaid labour of housework and childcare.

When can a country be said to benefit from free trade?

When can a country be said to benefit from free trade?

Current debates concerning the future of social security provision in advanced capitalist states have raised the issue of a citizen's basic income (CBI) as a possible reform package: a proposal based on the principles of individuality, universality and unconditionality which would ensure a minimum income guaranteed for all members of society.

Current debates concerning the future of social security provision in advanced capitalist states have raised the issue of a citizen's basic income (CBI) as a possible reform package: a proposal based on the principles of individuality, universality and unconditionality which would ensure a minimum income guaranteed for all members of society.

In recent years, globalization has been the subject of considerable research and comment.

In recent years, globalization has been the subject of considerable research and comment.

Before the handover to China in 1997, Hong Kong's economic growth was very strong and the unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.

Before the handover to China in 1997, Hong Kong's economic growth was very strong and the unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.

Outlines the demographic and political threats to the welfare state.

An unprecedented global account of the emergence of modern economic growth and its spread across the world from 1870 to the present.

An unprecedented global account of the emergence of modern economic growth and its spread across the world from 1700 to 1870.

This Element examines the development of the pension crisis through the lens of political economy.

This Element examines the development of the pension crisis through the lens of political economy.

Financialisation has become a widely discussed and debated term leading to a plurality of perspectives, but no fixed definition or single reading.

Financialisation has become a widely discussed and debated term leading to a plurality of perspectives, but no fixed definition or single reading.

China has experienced radical societal change since the initiation of the reform and openness programme in 1978.

China has experienced radical societal change since the initiation of the reform and openness programme in 1978.

Economic growth is generally regarded by governments and most ordinary people as a panacea for all problems, including issues caused by the COVID pandemic.

Economic growth is generally regarded by governments and most ordinary people as a panacea for all problems, including issues caused by the COVID pandemic.

The growing indebtedness of households reported over the last 30 years and in most developed countries has serious economic and social implications.

The growing indebtedness of households reported over the last 30 years and in most developed countries has serious economic and social implications.

Many of the major international and intrastate crises and conflicts, but also the threat to democratic principles, are driven by belief systems and ideologies.

The growing inequality in the global economy across the planet is reaching unprecedented levels.

The growing inequality in the global economy across the planet is reaching unprecedented levels.

First Published in 1960, Economic and Financial Aspects of Social Security presents an important intervention by Professor J.

First Published in 1960, Economic and Financial Aspects of Social Security presents an important intervention by Professor J.

Originally published in 1982, this book gives a concise commentary on the development and performance of car ownership prediction procedures and a wide-ranging survey of the modelling techniques associated with forecasting.