Welfare state as piggy bank, the: information, risk, uncertainty, and the role of the state
Auteur :
Barr, Nicholas
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199246595
Date de publication :
10 mai 2001
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
580 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is about economics and its application to the welfare state. Its core argument is that the welfare state exists for reasons additional to poverty relief, reasons arising out of pervasive problems of imperfect information, risk, and uncertainty.