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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Income
Book SynopsisPart of The Elgar Series on Central Banking and Monetary Policy, this book explores the relationship between central banking, monetary policy and income distribution. The usual central bank mandate – that of exclusively fighting inflation – is being increasingly questioned by policymakers and academics. Many countries are finding that there is a need for broader mandates that will have an impact on economic activity, unemployment and other economic issues.The chapters present a multitude of theoretical views on this topic, from classical and Marxist views to mainstream and post-Keynesian approaches. They consider the democratic aspects of central banking, critically assess the distributional outcomes of inflation targeting regimes and explore policymaking implications.Policy makers, academics and the financial press will appreciate the relevance of the material and state of the art discussions featured in Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Income Distribution.Trade Review‘Inequality in the distributions of income and wealth continues to rise. Meanwhile, since the global financial crisis, central bankers have become aware that in a monetary-production economy, there’s more to life than “fine tuning” an economy with reference to an inflation target. The time is therefore ripe for reinvigoration of research into the links between monetary policy and distribution. And with its clear focus throughout on the interest rate–income distribution nexus, this book delivers.’ -- Mark Setterfield, New School for Social Research, US‘This book is a very welcome addition to the literature on central banking. Behind all the talk about “inflation targeting”, “dual mandates”, and so forth, it is obvious that monetary policy directly affects income distribution. Maybe this is what it has been about all along? The Editors have invited an impressive list of well-known and emerging scholars who explore the link between monetary policy and income and wealth inequalities in the best tradition of Keynes and post-Keynesian economics.’ -- John Smithin, York University, Canada‘This book blazes new terrain on the role of monetary policy by focusing on its impact on income inequality.’ -- Steven Pressman, Monmouth University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Income Distribution 1 Sylvio Kappes, Louis-Philippe Rochon and Guillaume Vallet PART I THEORY 1 A primer on monetary policy and its effect on income distribution: a heterodox perspective 20 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Mario Seccareccia 2 Monetary policy and functional income distribution: a Marxist view 35 Marcelo Milan 3 Savings glut, secular stagnation, demographic reversal, and inequality: beyond conventional explanations of lower interest rates 57 Matías Vernengo 4 The evolution of monetary institutions and of the theory of money: the value of a monetary theory of production and distribution 81 Michel Betancourt, Santiago Capraro, Carlo Panico and Luis Daniel Torres-González 5 Monetary policy and the distribution of income in a transfer theory of debt 114 Jan Toporowski PART II EVIDENCE 6 Monetary policy and income distribution 128 James K. Galbraith 7 The rate of interest and income distribution: an examination of the Pasinetti index in Latin America 139 Noemi Levy-Orlik and Jorge Bustamante 8 Why central bank policy is not income-distribution ‘neutral’: history, theory and practice 164 Mario Seccareccia and Guillermo Matamoros Romero PART III POLICY 9 Advancing the monetary policy toolkit through outright transfers and tiered reserve remuneration 191 Sascha Bützer 10 On interest and interest-rate policy 242 Massimo Pivetti 11 The distributional impacts of inflation-targeting strategies 261 Sergio Rossi Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Social
Book SynopsisPart of The Elgar Series on Central Banking and Monetary Policy, this book explores the relationship between central banking, monetary policy and the economy at large. It focuses on the specific relationship between central banking, monetary policy and social responsibility as central banks wake up to new realities.The book examines this relationship not only in connection to the economic, monetary and financial impact of the so-called ‘unconventional’ monetary policies, but also in connection to the functioning of today’s democracies. A new framework and model for central banking is proposed in this rethinking of monetary policy, and the role of central banks as institutions in democracies is considered.Scholars and students interested in central banking and monetary policy, the issue of social responsibility and the relationship between central banks and democracy will benefit from the ideas presented by the editors and authors of Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Social Responsibility.Trade Review‘For the first time in decades, the very purpose of central banking is being debated again, and this time round not only by economists. Reflecting the debate’s breadth, this book will be useful for anyone who wants to form their own views before events drive the answers.’ -- Paul Tucker, Harvard Kennedy School, US, author Unelected Power and former central banker‘This book, a new look at central banks, could not be more timely. The Great Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 and the global Covid pandemic have been among the greatest economic and social challenges to hit the world's economies since the Second World War. As if these were not enough, the global climate crisis (along with the threat of nuclear annihilation) is the worst existential threat society has faced, perhaps in millennia. Central Banks, as one of the most powerful macroeconomic institutions in most countries, have been thrust into the position of needing to help ameliorate these unprecedented problems, and for most, these present dilemmas far beyond traditional trade-offs between inflation and unemployment. How are central banks dealing with these new, highly consequential issues? How should they deal with them? In this book, a refreshing variety of authors – some seasoned, some relatively new, and as a group coming from a range of backgrounds and places – take a number of fresh, thoughtful and thought-provoking looks at contemporary central banks as they grapple with these problems. All students of central banking, and anyone concerned about these major problems, will find something important and valuable in these pages. They can bank on it.’ -- Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts Amherst, US‘Central banks are institutions that wield extraordinary power on the economy, whose independence from political pressures has been lauded by professional economists for decades. Yet, the forceful responses by central banks during the Covid-19 and the Global Financial Crisis, have also raised the discomfort with such unelected powerful economics institutions. Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Social Responsibility reveals how professional economists are revisiting their previously held belief, how central banks themselves are coping, and perhaps ought to be coping with this issue. In it, economists and former central bankers are forced to bare their soul and expose their true values. A must read.’ -- Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel and Reichman University, IsraelTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Social Responsibility 1 Guillaume Vallet, Sylvio Kappes and Louis-Philippe Rochon 1 Will central bank independence withstand political pressure? 20 Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan 2 Some of the effects of monetary structures, politics, and memories on central banking 35 John H. Wood 3 The whys and how of central bank independence: from legal principles to operational accountability 57 Maqsood Aslam, Etienne Farvaque and Piotr Stanek 4 Bankocracy, or a new age of the European Central Bank 74 Marie Cuillerai 5 Central banking and inequalities: old tropes and new practices 88 François Claveau, Clément Fontan, Peter Dietsch and Jérémie Dion 6 Making environments safer: a safe asset for a green (and financial) new deal and for more responsible central banks – what could, and should, the ECB do? 112 Massimo Amato and Lucio Gobbi 7 Masters of the game: the power and social responsibility of central banks and central bankers in a democracy 136 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Guillaume Vallet 8 The past is already gone, the future is not yet here: the case of the Federal Reserve’s system of money management 159 Jong-Un Song 9 Precautionary monetary policy and democratic legitimacy: tensions and openings 172 Rob Macquarie 10 The social sources of “unelected power”: how central banks became entrapped by infrastructural power and what this can tell us about how (not) to democratize them 195 Timo Walter Index 219
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Modern Guide to Citizen’s Basic Income: A
Book SynopsisMalcolm Torry explores Citizen's Basic Income - an unconditional income for every individual - moving the reader from a basic understanding of the concept to an in-depth recognition of its wide-ranging implications. Torry examines debates around the desirability, feasibility and implementation of a Citizen's Basic Income, and how this idea is becoming increasingly widespread. This Modern Guide presents a comprehensive treatment of Citizen's Basic Income, first offering insight into the language surrounding it, and moving through a number of key disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, politics, economics and law. Each chapter discusses an academic discipline, looking at relevant aspects of the debate to understand how the discipline enhances knowledge of Citizen's Basic Income, and how discussion around the topic can contribute to the academic discipline. Containing detailed case studies in each chapter, this book will be helpful to a wide variety of scholars and students wanting a broader knowledge of Citizen's Basic Income. It will also be useful to policymakers who wish to engage in the debate on the potential benefits and drawbacks of a Citizen's Basic Income.Trade Review‘Malcolm Torry’s A Modern Guide to Citizen’s Basic Income is a welcome addition for any student of this concept. Torry maintains an objective balance in analysing the merits of the concept and he addresses many of the critiques levelled against it throughout the book. One of the truly refreshing aspects of this book is the heterodox treatment applied in attempting to understand and critique the idea of CBI.’ -- Arya Pillai, International Review of Public Policy‘Malcolm Torry is one of the most prolific, well-rounded, and knowledgeable researchers in the field of Basic Income. No one is better placed to write a multidisciplinary guide to the topic.’ -- Karl Widerquist, Georgetown University, Qatar'Malcolm Torry has been at the forefront of the British campaign for a universal basic income for more than 30 years. This new book explores how twelve academic disciplines - from ethics and psychology to history and law - shed light on the idea. For students and researchers looking to engage with the growing debate on UBI, Torry's book provides a very good place to start.' --Peter Sloman, University of Cambridge, UK'Malcolm Torry is one of the most prolific, well-rounded, and knowledgeable researchers in the field of Basic Income. No one is better placed to write a multidisciplinary guide to the topic.' --Karl Widerquist, Georgetown University, Qatar'Amid the recent explosion of scholarship on basic income Malcolm Torry has found a novel approach to exploring its theory and practice: an exploration of basic income through different disciplinary perspectives.' --Almaz Zelleke, New York University Shanghai, ChinaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to a multidisciplinary study of Citizen’s Basic Income 2. The language of Citizen’s Basic Income 3. Histories of Citizen’s Basic Income 4. The ethics of Citizen’s Basic Income 5. The economics of Citizen’s Basic Income 6. The psychology of Citizen’s Basic Income 7. The social psychology of Citizen’s Basic Income 8. The sociology of Citizen’s Basic Income 9. Citizen’s Basic Income as social policy 10. The social administration of Citizen’s Basic Income 11. The politics of Citizen’s Basic Income 12. The political economy of Citizen’s Basic Income 13. The law of Citizen’s Basic Income 14. Conclusion Bibliography Index
£32.25
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and
Book SynopsisCurrently, works on poverty constitute only a small part of contemporary economic research; however, the field of poverty and deprivation is undoubtedly one rising in popularity and relevance. Encompassing chapters that address both unidimensional and multidimensional poverty, this timely Research Handbook explores all aspects of poverty and deprivation measurement, not only detailing broad issues but also scrutinising specific domains and aspects of poverty, such as health, energy and housing.Succinct and highly focused, it brings together a diverse range of authors to employ a combination of theoretical and empirical methodologies to offer well-rounded explorations of complex topics. Expansive in scope, the Research Handbook includes case studies that examine poverty across the globe, with a particular focus on covering Africa, China, India and Latin America, producing a comprehensive, rigorous and interdisciplinary resource. The Research Handbook will be an invaluable resource for not only economics researchers and graduate students but also policy makers dealing with issues related to poverty and deprivation. Chapters are designed to provide the reader with foundational knowledge of a topic that they can subsequently deepen by exploring the cited literature.Trade Review‘Jacques Silber’s Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation is a monumental achievement. Its 67 chapters – plus introduction and epilogue – cover virtually every important topic in the contemporary measurement and economic analysis of poverty, with every single chapter written by leading experts in the field.’ -- Francisco H. G. Ferreira, London School of Economics, UKThis Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, edited by Professor Jaques Silber, is unique in its structure and in the breadth and depth of topics covered. True to the old phrase, good things come in small packages, the Handbook presents bite sized chapters imparting the wisdom of over a hundred eminent researchers in this field. The Handbook is encyclopedic as it covers: uni- and multidimensional measures of poverty; poverty in specific domains including health, education, energy, housing and water; poverty among children, adults and the elderly; national, regional and global poverty; and, finally, interrelationships between poverty and economic insecurity, gender, mortality and inequality of opportunity. The Handbook also includes specialized statistical topics such as small area estimation; Bayesian approach; and standard errors associated with poverty measures. Researchers, analysts, policy makers and graduate students will find the treasure of information invaluable and the Handbook indispensable. -- D.S. Prasada Rao, The University of Queensland, Australia‘Jacques Silber’s Handbook constitutes a veritable intellectual treat to all those interested in poverty measurement.' -- From the epilogue by Nora Lustig, Tulane University, US‘This is an impressive volume in its broad coverage of poverty analysis from different perspectives. It should be useful for all who are working in this area and practitioners interested in the practical applications of theoretical models of poverty analysis, particularly, for policy purposes.' -- Satya R. Chakravarty, Indian Statistical Institute, and Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India‘Jacques Silber deserves much credit for assembling a comprehensive and informative collection of papers on measuring poverty and extreme inequality by a first-rate and diverse collection of authors ... It will long influence the evolution of the field.’ -- from the foreword by James J. Heckman, University of Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by James J. Heckman xix Introduction to the Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation 1 Jacques Silber PART I UNIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION Section I.1 Conceptual Issues 1 The income and consumption approach to unidimensional poverty measurement 8 Massimo Aprea and Michele Raitano 2 The subjective approach to uni- and multidimensional poverty 19 Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell 3 Relative income and the relative deprivation hypothesis 28 Elena Bárcena-Martín and Beatriz Benítez Aurioles 4 Income-dependent equivalence scales and choice theory: implications for poverty measurement 39 Christos Koulovatianos and Carsten Schröder 5 On the poverty line 50 Gaurav Datt and Peter Lanjouw 6 Measuring global poverty 60 Andrea Brandolini and John Micklewright 7 The axiomatic approach to unidimensional poverty 70 Casilda Lasso de la Vega 8 Poverty measurement and stochastic dominance 82 Buhong Zheng 9 Measuring poverty with an ordered-categorical variable 95 Suman Seth Section I.2 Statistical Issues 10 Measuring unidimensional poverty: a review of the inference literature 106 Chiara Gigliarano and Pietro Muliere 11 The recentered influence function and unidimensional poverty measurement 118 Carlos Gradín 12 Small area methodology for measuring poverty at a local level 129 Monica Pratesi and Francesco Schirripa Spagnolo 13 Regression-based imputation for poverty measurement in data-scarce settings 141 Hai-Anh H. Dang and Peter F. Lanjouw 14 Poverty measurement under income and price dispersion 151 Christophe Muller 15 Bottom incomes and the measurement of poverty 161 Lidia Ceriani, Vladimir Hlasny and Paolo Verme 16 Mixture models and poverty measurement 171 Gordon Anderson, Grazia Pittau and Roberto Zelli PART II INCOME POVERTY OVER TIME 17 Chronic poverty measures 181 Aaron Nicholas and Ranjan Ray 18 Measuring poverty persistence 192 Alessio Fusco and Philippe Van Kerm PART III MEASURING POVERTY IN SPECIFIC DOMAINS AND FOR PARTICULAR POPULATION SUBGROUPS 19 Health poverty 202 Bénédicte Apouey and David Madden 20 Towards a right to learn: concepts and measurement of global education poverty 212 Michelle Kaffenberger, Lant Pritchett and Martina Viarengo 21 Energy poverty 224 Mara Hammerle, Rohan Best and Pundarik Mukhopadhaya 22 Food insecurity and poverty 234 Kenneth Harttgen and Johannes Seiler 23 Water poverty 243 Tomson Ogwang and Danny I. Cho 24 Housing poverty 252 Luis Ayala and Carolina Navarro 25 Health insurance and poverty measurement 262 Dahlia K. Remler and Sanders Korenman 26 Child malnutrition 273 Mohamad A. Khaled, Paul Makdissi and Myra Yazbeck 27 Financial exclusion and the importance of financial literacy 283 María José Roa and Alejandra Villegas 28 Measuring child poverty 298 Lucia Ferrone and Alessandro Carraro 29 Elderly poverty and its measurement 307 Yoko Niimi and Charles Yuji Horioka 30 Poverty of time 316 Ajit Zacharias 31 The decomposition of unidimensional poverty measures 326 Oihana Aristondo PART IV MEASURING MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY Section IV.1 Conceptual Issues 32 The Alkire and Foster approach to measuring multidimensional poverty 344 Maria Emma Santos 33 An alternative to Alkire and Foster’s framework for measuring multidimensional deprivation 355 Prasanta K. Pattanaik and Yongsheng Xu 34 The European Union’s approach to multidimensional poverty measurement 368 Anne-Catherine Guio 35 Complements, substitutes and multidimensional deprivation measurement 378 Iñaki Permanyer 36 Prioritarianism and poverty measurement 388 Kristof Bosmans, Luc Lauwers and Erwin Ooghe 37 Multidimensional poverty measurement and preferences 401 François Maniquet 38 The measurement of asset and wealth poverty 410 Francisco Azpitarte and Gaston Yalonetzky 39 Multidimensional poverty and deprivation: using individual versus household data 420 José Espinoza-Delgado and Sebastian Vollmer 40 Poverty measurement for forcibly displaced populations: challenges and prospects of a new field 430 Paolo Verme 41 Robustness methods in the counting approach to multidimensional poverty measurement 439 Gaston Yalonetzky and Francisco Azpitarte 42 The decomposition of multidimensional poverty measures 450 Martyna Kobus Section IV.2 Statistical Issues 43 Statistical issues in multidimensional poverty measurement: redundancy analysis 463 Paola Ballon 44 The Bayesian approach to poverty measurement 475 Michel Lubrano and Zhou Xun Section IV.3 Multivariate Approaches to Poverty Measurement 45 The fuzzy approach to poverty measurement 489 Gianni Betti, Antonella D’Agostino, Achille Lemmi and Laura Neri 46 Efficiency analysis and poverty measurement 501 Gordon Anderson 47 The order of acquisition of assets and deprivation 511 Joseph Deutsch and Jacques Silber PART V POVERTY MEASUREMENT AND RELATED TOPICS 48 Measuring vulnerability to poverty: a unified framework 523 Indranil Dutta and Ajit Mishra 49 Economic insecurity and poverty 535 Olga Cantó and Marina Romaguera-de-la-Cruz 50 Engel curves, spending diversity and welfare measurement 544 Andreas Chai and Elena Stepanova 51 Gender and poverty measurement 553 Sarah Bradshaw and Brian Linneker 52 Poverty and inequality of opportunity 563 Xavi Ramos and Dirk Van de gaer 53 Mortality and poverty measurement 572 Benoit Decerf PART VI PRO-POOR GROWTH 54 Pro-poor growth 583 Nanak Kakwani 55 Pro-poor growth in a multidimensional context 594 Florent Bresson PART VII POVERTY MEASUREMENT AROUND THE WORLD 56 Poverty in Europe 605 Marek Kośny 57 A comparison of income poverty measurement in Canada and the United States 613 Thesia I. Garner, Shelly Phipps and Trudi Renwick 58 Poverty in Russia: a bird’s-eye view of trends and dynamics in the past quarter of a century 627 Kseniya Abanokova and Hai-Anh H. Dang 59 Poverty in China 636 Guanghua Wan, Yuan Zhang and Xiaoshan Hu 60 Poverty in Japan 646 Kouhei Komamura and Kuriko Watanabe 61 Poverty in India 654 Shatakshee Dhongde 62 Poverty and inequality in Australia, 2001–2018 663 Alessio Rebechi and Nicholas Rohde 63 Poverty in Latin America 673 Leonardo Gasparini, Maria Emma Santos and Leopoldo Tornarolli 64 Poverty in Western and Central Asia 685 Alan Fuchs Tarlovsky and Maria Fernanda Gonzalez Icaza 65 Poverty in Southeast Asia 696 Duangkamon Chotikapanich and William Griffiths 66 Levels and trends in multidimensional poverty in Algeria, Iraq and Tunisia, using a counting-based approach 710 Valérie Bérenger 67 Poverty in Africa 722 Almas Heshmati and Mekonnen Bersisa Epilogue by Nora Lustig 733 Index 737
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Social Policy in Capitalist History: Perspectives
Book SynopsisThis invigorating book approaches social policy as a response to socioeconomic tensions and conflicts brought about by capitalist development, exploring how such policy reflects and shapes the world of work and socioeconomic life. Ayşe Buğra presents a historical overview of the ideas and politics of social policy in a discussion framed around the interrelated questions of poverty, work and inequality. Tracing the origins of modern social policy back from the early capitalist societies of Europe to the present era of global neoliberal capitalism, Buğra explores the debates on social assistance, labour market regulation and social risk protection in different phases of capitalist history. Chapters discuss liberal, conservative and socialist imaginations of society and conceptualisations of social justice, highlighting the complexity of the conflicts and alliances shaping the politics of social policy. The book ultimately draws attention to the contemporary relevance of the history of social policy and politics for the current state of global politics, marked by the rise of authoritarian populist trends. Bringing a unique perspective to critical scholarship on capitalism, Social Policy in Capitalist History will prove indispensable to academics and postgraduate students of economic history and sociology, social policy, industrial and employment relations and political economy.Trade Review‘In a masterful historical sweep, Ayse Bugra presents a political-economic theory of social policy, its doctrine and practice in the critical intersection between capitalism and society, retracing its development from the early modern period to today’s end of globalization as we know it.’ -- Wolfgang Streeck, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany‘This insightful book serves as a timely reminder of the profound influence of ideas in shaping the evolution of social policy, especially in an era marked by a dearth of reasoned alternatives to the prevailing global order that is marred by inequality and insecurity. This book offers a unique perspective on the inherently political nature of social policy debates, anchoring them within the historical context of capitalism, including the post-Second World War transformations in peripheral economies.’ -- Volkan Yilmaz, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK‘Most social theorists and economists would agree that government programs to help the poor, the sick, the unemployed, and the old are part and parcel of a capitalist economy. Any workable form of capitalism requires society to be sheltered from the extreme risks it would otherwise be exposed to from unregulated markets. But as Ayşe Buğra’s fascinating book shows, the specific form that social policy should take under capitalism is unclear and has long been contested. Buğra provides a thorough and incisive account of the intellectual history of social policy, from the 16th century to our post-pandemic economy.’ -- Dani Rodrik, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContent: Introduction to Social policy in capitalist history 1 From charity reform to the New Poor Law 2 On equality, class and classical political economy precepts 3 From the post-Second World War ‘restoration of habitation’ to the crisis of the restoration 4 Social policy in a globalized economy: neoliberalsim, crisis and response Conclusion Bibliography
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Research Agenda for Basic Income
Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Highlighting the diversity and complexity of the global Basic Income debate, Malcolm Torry assesses the history, current state, and future of research in this important field. Cognisant of the increasing extent and intensity of the current Basic Income debate, Torry begins by defining relevant key terms. Each chapter offers a concise history of a particular subfield of Basic Income research, describes the current state of research in that area, and makes proposals for the research required if the increasingly widespread global debate on Basic Income is to be constructive. Subsequent chapters tackle research on financial and political feasibility; employment market effects; other economic and social effects; ethical justifications for paying everyone an unconditional income; and questions of implementation.This state-of-the-art Research Agenda will be of great value to students and scholars interested in social and economic history, the economics of social policy, and a Universal Basic Income. Its proposed strategies for carrying out future research on Basic Income will also benefit journalists, think tank staff, and policymakers.Trade Review‘The idea of an unconditional Basic Income is now discussed all over the world and it raises many questions, sociological and political as well as economic and administrative. Some of them are universal, others are country-specific. In the process of identifying the most important unanswered questions, Malcolm Torry provides a lucid, splendidly informed overview of what we currently know about the many versions of Basic Income and their likely effects.’ -- Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain, Belgium and Basic Income Earth Network‘Malcolm Torry’s knowledge of Basic Income research is encyclopaedic and probably unrivalled. Supporters and detractors of Basic Income alike will find much to stimulate new research enquiries in his latest work, which artfully navigates the varied outputs of the host of different disciplines now engaged in Basic Income studies. It combines conceptual clarity with a practical orientation to reform.’ -- Nick Pearce, University of Bath, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to A Research Agenda for Basic Income 2. What is a Basic Income? 3. How could we pay for a Basic Income? 4. Employment market effects of a Basic Income 5. Economic effects of a Basic Income 6. Social effects of a Basic Income 7. What do people think of Basic Income? 8. Can we justify paying everyone a Basic Income? 9. Is a Basic Income politically feasible? 10. How would we implement a Basic Income? 11. Conclusion to A Research Agenda for Basic Income Bibliography Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Introduction to Cost–Benefit Analysis: Looking
Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated second edition incorporates key ideas and discussions on issues such as wider economic impacts, the treatment of risk and the importance of institutional arrangements in ensuring the correct use of technique. Ginés de Rus considers whether public decisions, such as investing in high-speed rail links, privatizing a public enterprise or protecting a natural area, may improve social welfare.Key features include: A comprehensive overview of the philosophy of the Cost-Benefit Analysis approach to appraisal to engage students with a basic model for informing responsible decision-making Expert blending of relevant case studies with insightful analysis, enabling students to see the model's application to real-world scenarios An accessible and readable style, which encourages classroom discussions as well as insights for the practical application of this economic tool. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis is an ideal textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of economics, engaging with important ideas and the latest thinking in the field. It will also benefit economists and practitioners involved in the economic evaluation of projects.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:‘In Introduction to Cost–Benefit Analysis, Ginés de Rus provides the conceptual foundations of a cost–benefit analysis undertaken for public investments…This book serves well as an introductory textbook for courses in urban planning, public economics, and policy and program evaluation for advanced undergraduate and graduate students…economists may find it useful as a guide to the basics of cost–benefit analysis’ -- Uma Kelekar, Journal of Planning Education and Research‘Ginés de Rus has produced an excellent book which will be very useful to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in public economics as well as to professional economists working with project evaluations. The book can serve as a manual for how to undertake best-practice project analysis within a broad range of projects but in particular within the transportation sector. This text is highly recommended.’ -- Per-Olov Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden‘This book shows that cost–benefit analysis does not need to be an esoteric and arcane subject. In a step-by-step presentation, with little more than introductory microeconomics, some clear reasoning, and many examples, Professor Ginés de Rus presents the essentials of applied welfare economics concepts. Any undergraduate student or practitioner who wants to start their training in CBA should consider reading this text.’ -- Massimo Florio, University of Milan, Italy
£30.35
Emerald Publishing Limited Creating Pathways for Prosperity
Book SynopsisThis collected edition provides practical and effective strategies to fight poverty and advance long-term sustainable development. Authors aim to close the gap between research and practice by offering practical advice and best practices for tackling poverty in an inclusive and sustainable manner.
£76.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Understanding the MultiDimensional Nature of
Book SynopsisUnderstanding the complex dimensions of global poverty is crucial for tackling its diverse challenges. While poverty manifests differently across regions and countries, several common factors contribute to its multi-dimensional nature on a global scale. Delving into these dimensions provides insights essential for crafting effective policies and interventions to address its root causes.The editors of Understanding the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Poverty take a holistic approach to poverty, recognizing interconnected factors. By viewing poverty beyond income alone, the authors in this collection aid in developing more effective strategies for combating poverty and fostering a fairer, more prosperous future. The work begins with a historical perspective on poverty measurement, then introduces multidimensional poverty, with case studies on income and educational disparities, inadequate healthcare, and successful health interventions in impoverished settings. It also exa
£76.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Individual Choice and Social Welfare: Theoretical
Book SynopsisThis important research literature review discusses some of the most prominent literature in the field of individual choice and economic welfare. It analyses material exploring how economics as a scientific enterprise may inform political decision-making. The premise is explored paradigmatically through different interpretations including utility-individualism in the context of welfare economics, preference-individualism in social choice theory, and choice-individualism in constitutional economics. The review covers the foundational literature as well as contemporary pieces, which have sparked further discussion in the field. This review will be valuable to researchers and scholars alike as well as to all those gravitating towards this fascinating topic.
£47.50
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Introduction to Cost–Benefit Analysis: Looking
Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated second edition incorporates key ideas and discussions on issues such as wider economic impacts, the treatment of risk and the importance of institutional arrangements in ensuring the correct use of technique. Ginés de Rus considers whether public decisions, such as investing in high-speed rail links, privatizing a public enterprise or protecting a natural area, may improve social welfare.Key features include: A comprehensive overview of the philosophy of the Cost-Benefit Analysis approach to appraisal to engage students with a basic model for informing responsible decision-making Expert blending of relevant case studies with insightful analysis, enabling students to see the model's application to real-world scenarios An accessible and readable style, which encourages classroom discussions as well as insights for the practical application of this economic tool. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis is an ideal textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of economics, engaging with important ideas and the latest thinking in the field. It will also benefit economists and practitioners involved in the economic evaluation of projects.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:‘In Introduction to Cost–Benefit Analysis, Ginés de Rus provides the conceptual foundations of a cost–benefit analysis undertaken for public investments…This book serves well as an introductory textbook for courses in urban planning, public economics, and policy and program evaluation for advanced undergraduate and graduate students…economists may find it useful as a guide to the basics of cost–benefit analysis’ -- Uma Kelekar, Journal of Planning Education and Research‘Ginés de Rus has produced an excellent book which will be very useful to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in public economics as well as to professional economists working with project evaluations. The book can serve as a manual for how to undertake best-practice project analysis within a broad range of projects but in particular within the transportation sector. This text is highly recommended.’ -- Per-Olov Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden‘This book shows that cost–benefit analysis does not need to be an esoteric and arcane subject. In a step-by-step presentation, with little more than introductory microeconomics, some clear reasoning, and many examples, Professor Ginés de Rus presents the essentials of applied welfare economics concepts. Any undergraduate student or practitioner who wants to start their training in CBA should consider reading this text.’ -- Massimo Florio, University of Milan, Italy
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Experimenting with Unconditional Basic Income:
Book SynopsisThis insightful book provides a comprehensive analysis of the nationwide randomised Finnish basic income experiment 2017 to 2018, from planning and implementation through to the end results. It presents the background of the social policy system in which the experiment was implemented and details the narratives of the planning process alongside its constraints, as well as a final evaluation of the results.Empirical chapters analyse the outcomes of the experiment in relation to the employment, health and well-being, in various forms, of the recipients of unconditional income transfer. Phenomenological aspects of living on basic income, based on face-to-face interviews, are also reported, as well as media discourse on the experiment and its results. This thought-provoking book concludes with an examination of the political feasibility of basic income in Finland.Offering important lessons on the planning and implementation of such experiments in a developed welfare state, this unique book will be a vital resource for scholars and students of social policy, welfare economics, basic security and basic income.Trade Review‘...a highly insightful and easy-to-read study of an experiment considering the implications of BI.’ -- Floriane Geels, European Journal of Social Security‘The editors of this brilliant volume argue that basic income is the ‘‘money of trust‘‘. Basic income advocates and critics alike will read this book to unpack and correct the media portrait of an ambitious experiment designed to determine the extent to which we can or should trust one another and our social institutions. Researchers will be, by turns, fascinated and terrified by the “politics” of conducting controversial social experiments on vulnerable human beings under the gaze of the international media.‘Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the journey of the Finnish basic income experiment 1 Olli Kangas, Signe Jauhiainen, Miska Simanainen and Minna Ylikännö 2 The Finnish social security system: Background to the Finnish basic income experiment 6 Olli Kangas and Miska Simanainen 3 Making of the Finnish basic income experiment 18 Olli Kangas 4 Constitutional preconditions for the Finnish basic income experiment 37 Anna-Kaisa Tuovinen 5 Evaluation of the experiment 44 Signe Jauhiainen, Olli Kangas, Miska Simanainen and Minna Ylikännö 6 Basic income and employment 55 Minna Ylikännö and Olli Kangas 7 Subjective health, well-being and cognitive capabilities 71 Miska Simanainen and Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson 8 Financial well-being in basic income experiment 89 Maarit Lassander and Signe Jauhiainen 9 The bureaucracy of claiming benefits 106 Miska Simanainen 10 Trust, capabilities, confidence and basic income 117 Olli Kangas, Minna Ylikännö and Mikko Niemelä 11 What explains the popular support for basic income? 134 Miska Simanainen and Olli Kangas 12 Life on basic income – Interview accounts by basic income experiment participants on the effects of the experiment 150 Helena Blomberg, Christian Kroll and Laura Tarkiainen 13 Media coverage of the Finnish basic income experiment 169 Katja Mäkkylä 14 The feasibility of universal basic income 187 Olli Kangas Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia: New
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book expertly brings together the many effective dementia interventions to reduce the symptoms of this debilitating condition and also, for the first time, a Cost-Benefit Analysis of those interventions to establish whether the benefits outweigh the costs. Focussing on new interventions such as years of education, medicare eligibility, hearing aids and vision correction, Robert Brent also takes an innovative look at the need to reduce elder abuse and initiate an international convention for human rights. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia takes an insightful look at dementia by using a behavioural definition and explaining how the symptoms can affect daily life activities, rather than just using the medical definition. It examines the causality of dementia interventions to establish their effectiveness, dealing with the risk factors and expanding the current list of interventions. Furthermore, it provides an in-depth three-step procedure for evaluating the monetary benefits of those interventions to establish whether these are found to be socially worthwhile. Written in a comprehensive, yet accessible style, this book will be an excellent resource for economists interested in the Cost-Benefit Analysis of dementia care. Healthcare professionals and policymakers as well as non-professionals will find the different interventions discussed to reduce symptoms of dementia illuminating and informative.Trade Review‘The book offers a fascinating paradigm to reflect upon dementia interventions, promising to widen the lens of interested governments, public health and policy makers, as well as clinicians alike. By interlinking concepts of protecting human rights, preventing elder abuse, caring for persons living with dementia, all contributing to improving global health and economy, this book offers a solid rationale for an international United Nations convention on the human rights for older persons.’ -- Kiran Rabheru, University of Ottawa, Canada‘Robert Brent’s Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia provides a comprehensive and accessible examination of how economic tools can assist in making interventions for dementia more effective. Using state-of-the-art economic methods, Brent examines a broad range of efforts ranging from the role of Medicare eligibility to the importance of vision correction and hearing aids. Despite the rigorous attention to the costs and benefits of alternative policies, the book does not lose sight of concerns such as advocacy of broader protections for the human rights of those with dementia.’ -- W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt Law School, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to dementia, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and the new interventions 2. Measuring dementia symptoms PART II THE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES 3. Years of education 4. Medicare eligibility 5. Hearing aids 6. Vision correction 7. Avoiding nursing homes PART III PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF DEMENTIA INTERVENTIONS 8. Elder abuse 9. Human rights Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Measuring WTO’s Contributions to Global Economic
Book SynopsisAt a time when political leaders of the member nations are not acting to strengthen the multilateral trading system via the World Trade Organization, it is worthwhile to reflect on the WTO's contributions to global welfare since its inception more than 65 years ago. This volume assembles seminal empirical studies which estimate the past and prospective, national and global economic welfare impacts of GATT/WTO-induced multilateral trade liberalizations. It also touches on the effects of the Uruguay Round's TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property rights, and the benefits from WTO accessions and trade facilitation initiatives. In his authoritative introduction, Professor Anderson points to the numerous additional contributions of the WTO (and its predecessor, the GATT) which, though difficult to quantify, are nonetheless of great value and highlights those areas where further empirical research could shed more light on the net benefits of this important institution.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Kym Anderson PART I MEASURING PRICE DISTORTIONS DUE TO TRADE-RELATED POLICIES 1. Bela Balassa (1971), ‘Effective Protection: A Summary Appraisal’ 2. Kym Anderson (2010), ‘Kruger, Schiff and Valdés Revisited: Agricultural Price and Trade Policy Reform in Developing Countries since 1960’ 3. Hiau Looi Kee, Alessandro Nicita and Marcelo Olarreaga (2009), ‘Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices’ 4. Tony Warren and Christopher Findlay (2000), ‘Measuring Impediments to Trade in Services’ PART II WELFARE EFFECTS OF REDUCING PRICE AND TRADE DISTORTIONS PRE-DOHA 5. John B. Shoven and John Whalley (1992), ‘Global Trade Models’ 6. K. Anderson and R. Tyers (1993), ‘More on Welfare Gains to Developing Countries from Liberalizing World Food Trade’ 7. Joseph F. Francois, Bradley McDonald and Håkan Nordström (1996), ‘The Uruguay Round: A Numerically Based Qualitative Assessment’ PART III EFFECTS OF THE TRADE-RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS) AGREEMENT 8. Phillip McCalman (2001), ‘Reaping What You Sow: An Empirical Analysis of International Patent Harmonization 9. Shubham Chaudhuri, Pinelopi K. Goldberg and Panle Jia (2006), ‘Estimating the Effects of Global Patent Protection in Pharmaceuticals: A Case Study of Quinolones in India’, PART IV POTENTIAL WELFARE EFFECTS OF A DOHA ROUND AGREEMENT A Measurement Issues 10. Dominque van der Mensbrugghe (2006), ‘Estimating the Benefits of Trade Reform: Why Numbers Change’ 11. Joseph F. Francois and Will Martin (2010), ‘Ex Ante Assessment of the Welfare Impacts of Trade Reforms with Numerical Models’ 12. Edward J. Balistreri, Russell H. Hillberry and Thomas F. Rutherford (2011), ‘Structural Estimation and Solution of International Trade Models with Heterogeneous Firms’ B Global Economy-wide Model Estimates 13. Joseph Francois, Hans van Meijl and Frank van Tongeren (2005), ‘Trade Liberalization in the Doha Development Round’ 14. Kym Anderson, Will Martin and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2006), ‘Doha Merchandise Trade Reform: What Is at Stake for Developing Countries?’ 15. David Laborde, Will Martin and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2011), ‘Potential Real Income Effects of Doha Reforms’ 16. Kym Anderson and Signe Nelgen (2011), ‘What’s the Appropriate Agricultural Protection Counterfactual for Trade Analysis?’ 17. L. Alan Winters, Terrie L. Walmsley, Zhen Kun Wang and Roman Grynberg (2003), ‘Liberalising Temporary Movement of Natural Persons: An Agenda for the Development Round’ 18. Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2009), ‘The Doha Development Agenda and Preference Erosion: Modeling the Impacts’ PART V HISTORICAL ECONOMETRIC ANALYSES OF IMPACTS OF WTO ON TRADE 19. Andrew K. Rose (2004), ‘Do We Really Know That the WTO Increases Trade?’ 20. Arvind Subramanian and Shang-Jin Wei (2007), ‘The WTO Promotes Trade, Strongly but Unevenly’ 21. Michael Tomz, Judith L. Goldstein and Douglas Rivers (2007), ‘Do We Really Know That the WTO Increases Trade? Comment’ 22. Andrew K. Rose (2007), ‘Do We Really Know That the WTO Increases Trade? Reply’ 23. Jason H. Grant and Kathryn A. Boys (2012), ‘Agricultural Trade and the GATT/WTO: Does Membership Make a Difference?’ 24. Pao-Li Chang and Myoung-Jae Lee (2011), ‘The WTO Trade Effect’ PART VI BENEFITS FROM WTO ACCESSION 25. Zdenek Drabek and Marc Bacchetta (2004), ‘Tracing the Effects of WTO Accession on Policy-making in Sovereign States: Preliminary Lessons from the Recent Experience of Transition Countries’ 26. Elena Ianchovichina and Will Martin (2004), ‘Impacts of China’s Accession to the World Trade Organization’ 27. Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr (2008), ‘Poverty Effects of Russia’s WTO Accession: Modeling “Real” Households with Endogenous Productivity Effects’ 28. Man-Keung Tang and Shang-Jin Wei (2009), ‘The Value of Making Commitments Externally: Evidence from WTO Accessions’ 29. Kyle Bagwell and Robert W. Staiger (2011), ‘What Do Trade Negotiators Negotiate About? Empirical Evidence from the World Trade Organization’ PART VII BENEFITS FROM WTO-SPONSORED TRADE FACILITATION 30. Bernard Hoekman and Alessandro Nicita (2011), ‘Trade Policy, Trade Costs, and Developing Country Trade’ 31. J. Michael Finger (2008), ‘Trade Facilitation: The Role of a WTO Agreement’
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Governance of Welfare State Reform: A Cross
Book SynopsisGovernance is now a major topic in political science. To date, analysts of governance have paid scant attention to social policy or welfare state reform. In this book, the concept of governance is used to analyse the outgoing variety of the welfare mix as well as shifting responsibilities and modes of interaction. This unique and path-breaking work analyses the governance of welfare state reform in the areas of health, pensions, labour market and education policy. The authors compare both the different processes of reform (politics) and the change of policies in different welfare state regimes. They question if the change of regulatory structures results in growing convergence or ongoing divergence of welfare states. Governance of Welfare State Reform will be essential reading for researchers and students interested in social policy and governance studies. Political scientists, sociologists and social policymakers will also find this book an invaluable read.Trade Review'A timely and empirically grounded contribution to the literature on welfare governance. Examining internationalisation, regionalisation, privatisation and re-regulation, the case study chapters open up important questions about converging and diverging governance practices.' -- Janet Newman, The Open University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Governance and Comparative Welfare State Research Irene Dingeldey and Heinz Rothgang PART I: CHANGES OF POLICY AND REGULATORY STRUCTURES 2. Converging Governance in Healthcare Systems? Heinz Rothgang 3. Vanishing Variety? The Regulation of Funded Pension Schemes in Comparative Perspective Thorsten Hippe 4. Changing Forms of Governance as Welfare State Restructuring: Activating Labour Market Policies in Denmark, the UK and Germany Irene Dingeldey 5. International Organisations as Governance Actors: The OECD in Education Policy Kerstin Martens and Anja P. Jakobi 6. Are Welfare States Converging? Recent Social Policy Developments in Advanced OECD Countries Peter Starke and Herbert Obinger PART II: THE POLITICS OF WELFARE STATE REFORM 7. Competitive Transformation and the State Regulation of Health Insurance Systems: Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands Compared Thomas Gerlinger 8. Pension Politics in the 21st Century: From Class Conflict to Modernising Compromise? Giuliano Bonoli 9. Ideas and the Politics of Labour Market Reform Robert Henry Cox 10. Agenda Setting and Political Institutions in Education Policy: A Cross Country Comparison Michael Baggesen Klitgaard 11. Conclusion: The Governance of Welfare State Reform Heinz Rothgang and Irene Dingeldey Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Environmental Accounting
Book Synopsis`In a world that is possibly threatened by catastrophic climate changes it is more important than ever to augment and modify current systems of national accounts so as to measure welfare in a dynamic context, i.e. move towards social accounting. This outstanding text written by leading names in the field covers all essential aspects of dynamic welfare theory and also goes beyond pure theory by providing discussion of how to go from theory to application.' - Per-Olov Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden This concise Handbook examines welfare measurement problems in a dynamic economy, focusing on the welfare-economic foundations for social accounting. With environmental accounting becoming an increasingly important area of research, this timely Handbook assesses the ways in which the system of national accounts should be modified to accurately reflect the social value of economic activity, and how the comprehensive (or `green') net national product ought to be measured. It also addresses the principles for measuring welfare in a community at a given point in time, cost-benefit analysis for measuring welfare change and the principles for measuring sustainability, all of which have played important roles in the development of theories of social accounting. Covering a broad range of topics on environmental accounting such as endogenous risk and social accounting, money metrics welfare measures, public sector aspects of social accounting, dynamic cost-benefit analysis, and genuine saving, this unique Handbook will be a stimulating read for researchers and graduate students focusing on welfare economics and environmental economics.Trade Review‘In a world that is possibly threatened by catastrophic climate changes it is more important than ever to augment and modify current systems of national accounts so as to measure welfare in a dynamic context, i.e. move towards social accounting. This outstanding text written by leading names in the field covers all essential aspects of dynamic welfare theory and also goes beyond pure theory by providing discussion of how to go from theory to application.’ -- Per-Olov Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1. An Introduction to the Theory of Social Accounting Thomas Aronsson and Karl-Gustaf Löfgren 2. The Money Metrics Problem in Dynamic Welfare Analysis Karl-Gustaf Löfgren 3. Welfare Measurement, Hyperbolic Discounting and Paternalism Kenneth Backlund and Tomas Sjögren 4. Dynamic Endogenous Risk and Social Accounting Ram Ranjan and Jason F. Shogren 5. Welfare Measurement and Public Goods in a Second-best Economy Thomas Aronsson 6. How are Green National Accounts Produced in Practice? Eva Samakovlis 7. The Theory of Dynamic Cost–Benefit Analysis: Some Recent Advances Chuan-Zhong Li 8. Some Dynamic Economic Consequences of the Climate-Sensitivity Inference Dilemma Martin L. Weitzman 9. Sustainable Consumption Programs John M. Hartwick 10. The Relationship Between Welfare Measures and Indicators of Sustainable Development Geir B. Asheim 11. Genuine Saving, Social Welfare and Rules for Sustainability Kirk Hamilton Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Welfare State and Life Transitions: A
Book SynopsisThe Welfare State and Life Transitions uses the lens of key life stages to highlight changes in these transitions and in available resources for citizen support within nine European welfare states.This timely book reveals that new life courses are found to require more, and not less welfare support, but only Sweden has developed an active life course approach and only three more could be considered supportive, in at least some life stages. For the remainder, policies were at best limited or, in Italy?s case, passive. The contributors reveal that the neglect of changing needs is leading to greater reliance on the family and the labour market, just as these support structures are becoming more unpredictable and more unequal. They argue that alongside these new class inequalities, new forms of inter-generational inequality are also emerging, particularly in pension provision.This topical book will strongly appeal to academics and students interested in social policy, gender equality policy, pensions, industrial relations, labour economics, political science, and comparative welfare systems.Trade Review‘This book offers, in an extremely clear and easily read manner, knowledge about the state of welfare in large parts of Europe; how systems have been developed and shaped in the various countries to provide support in different life phases. The book is well suited for social science students in general, and for students of social work, sociology and economics in particular.’ -- Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg, Journal of Social Policy‘The Welfare State and Life Transitions is a major contribution towards a new generation of research on welfare regimes. It reveals the complex and dynamic character of welfare systems and their varying implications for different social groups. Drawing together evidence from nine countries with contrasting welfare systems, it underlines the need for fine grained analysis of the impact of social policies at successive life course transitions for a rigorous evaluation of the quality of welfare protection. As well as providing a rich source of information about the nature and effects of the welfare regimes examined, it will help to set the research agenda of the future.’ -- Duncan Gallie, Nuffield College, Oxford and Foreign Secretary (and ex-officio Vice-President) British Academy, UK‘The Welfare State and Life Transitions presents a novel assessment of social policy in European countries. This collection of nine country studies neatly melds two distinct lines of social scientific inquiry: comparative welfare state scholarship and life-course research. Focusing on the interplay between structural and individual factors, this volume demonstrates that welfare states are not homogeneous entities; instead, they provide packages of policies that support some life transitions more than others.’ -- – Janet C. Gornick, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, US‘By focusing on passages from education to employment, between family formation and work, during work careers and from employment to retirement, the book succeeds in highlighting to what extent the various welfare state regimes manage to compensate social inequalities between and within cohorts. The editors do an admirable job of synthesizing the country reports by showing that linking the analysis of welfare regimes and life course patterns enriches our understanding of the shaping of female and male biographies in modern societies.’ -- Walter R. Heinz, University of Bremen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Shaping the Life Course: A European Perspective Dominique Anxo, Gerhard Bosch and Jill Rubery 2. The UK Welfare State: More than Residual but Still Insufficient Jill Rubery 3. Towards an Active and Integrated Life Course Policy: The Swedish Experience Dominique Anxo 4. From the Breadwinner Model to ‘Bricolage’: Germany in Search of a New Life Course Model Gerhard Bosch and Andreas Jansen 5. Transitions in Female and Male Life Course: Changes and Continuities in Austria Ingrid Mairhuber 6. Life Course Transitions in Hungary Before and After the Societal Transformation Zsolt Spéder, Balázs Kapitány and László Neumann 7. From Selective Exclusion Towards Activation: A Life Course Perspective on the French Social Model Christine Erhel, Léa Lima and Chantal Nicole-Drancourt 8. ‘La Grande Illusion’: How Italy’s ‘American Dream’ Turned Sour Annamaria Simonazzi and Paola Villa 9. Life Stage Transitions and the Still-Critical Role of the Family in Greece Maria Karamessini 10. The Uncertain Path from the Mediterranean Welfare Model in Spain Fausto Miguélez and Albert Recio Index
£116.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd When Marriage Ends: Economic and Social
Book SynopsisIn recent decades the probability of divorce and separation among married and cohabiting couples has increased significantly in most European countries. Focusing on both economic and social aspects, this comprehensive volume explores the consequences of partnership dissolution at the individual level. The contributors use personal characteristics, properties of the partnerships and the institutional context to explain coping behaviours.The book comprises reports on eight countries, which have tentatively been classified as: 'the male breadwinner' (Belgium and Germany), 'the dual earner' (Denmark, Finland and Sweden), 'the market' (Great Britain) and 'the family' model (Spain and Greece). It also contains four cross-national comparative studies addressing the wider impacts of divorce, including labour force participation, residential mobility and housing, household income, and poverty and lifestyle deprivation. Complemented by the editors' authoritative introduction, this timely study will prove invaluable to graduate students and researchers interested in the economics and sociology of the family. Legal and public policy practitioners will also find the book an insightful addition to the current literature.Trade Review‘When Marriage Ends offers a comprehensive and insightful contribution to the study of economic effects of divorce and it also contributes to the comparative study of family policies and family law regimes in Europe. The book can be recommended not only to students and researchers interested in family studies but also to legal and public policy practitioners.' -- Jana Chaloupkova, Central European Journal of Public Policy'This is a double-faced book, which should be read by everybody who is concerned about the societal effects of divorce. It shows that divorce has negative economic and social consequences, not only in the Anglo-Saxon countries, but also in the most generous welfare states of Europe, where divorce is widely accepted. Moreover, these effects are more negative for women than for men, even in the most gender-equalitarian welfare state. But it also shows that social policies can mitigate these negative consequences.' -- Jaap Dronkers, European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Economic and Social Consequences of Partnership Dissolution – What do we Know and What are we Looking For? Hans-Jürgen Andreß and Dina Hummelsheim PART I: THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES 1. Conceptualization and Measurements of Institutional Contexts: A Review Haya Stier PART II: SINGLE COUNTRY STUDIES 2. Germany: Will the Male Breadwinner Model Survive? Dina Hummelsheim 3. Belgium: Economic Hardship Despite Elaborate Childcare and Leave Time Programmes Dimitri Mortelmans, Laurent Snoeckx and Peter Raeymaeckers 4. New Holes in the Safety Net? Economic and Social Consequences of Divorce in Denmark M. Azhar Hussain and Olli Kangas 5. Divergences in the Nordic Model: Economic Consequences of Partnership Dissolution in Sweden and Finland Heikki Hiilamo 6. Great Britain: ‘Things Can Only Get Better…’ Wendy Sigle-Rushton 7. Marital Disruption in Spain: Class Selectivity and Deterioration of Economic Conditions Lluís Flaquer and Anna Garriga 8. Low Divorce Incidence in Greece: Facts and Figures Haris Symeonidou PART III: COMPARATIVE STUDIES 9. Female-Supportive Policies and Women’s Employment After Divorce Maike van Damme and Wilfred Uunk 10. Divorce and Housing: A European Comparison of the Housing Consequences of Divorce for Men and Women Caroline Dewilde 11. The Economic Consequences of Partnership Dissolution: A Comparative Analysis of Panel Studies from Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden Hans-Jürgen Andreß, Barbara Borgloh, Miriam Bröckel, Marco Gießelmann and Dina Hummelsheim 12. Marital Disruption and Economic Well-being: Poverty, Income and Lifestyle Deprivation Arnstein Aassve, Gianni Betti, Stefano Mazzuco and Letizia Mencarini PART IV: CONCLUSION 13. When Marriage Ends: Results and Conclusions Hans-Jürgen Andreß and Dina Hummelsheim PART V: DATA APPENDIX Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Health Tourism: Social Welfare through
Book SynopsisIn this unique and pathbreaking book, David Reisman examines the relatively new phenomenon of health travel. He presents a multidisciplinary account of the way in which lower costs, shorter waiting times, different services, and the chance to combine recreational tourism with a check-up or an operation all come together to make medical travel a new industry with the potential to create jobs and wealth, while at the same time giving sick people high-quality care at an affordable price. The book illustrates that it is no longer the case that medical attention must be consumed at home. Patients are travelling to Mexico, India and Thailand for a heart bypass. They are going to Hungary, Poland and Malaysia for dentistry. Doctors are migrating to Britain, the USA and Canada for new challenges. Hospitals are opening subsidiaries in Dubai, the Philippines and Costa Rica to see overseas patients on the spot. Integrating academic perspectives from medicine, tourism, health economics, development studies and public policy, the author concludes that the benefits both to the importing and the exporting nations are considerable, but that there are also some costs. He suggests that the new industry should be regulated and supported in order that it can do its best both for the local population and for the sick people who travel abroad for treatment. This fascinating and highly original book will be of great interest to academics and researchers in areas such as health economics, tourism, social policy, development studies, Asian studies and public policy. It will also prove invaluable to practitioners actively involved in planning and delivering medical attention in the global economic order.Trade Review'The book provides an extraordinary in-depth study of one aspect of globalisation and will be invaluable to anyone interested in developments in health care, international business or possibly geography.' --Jo Guiver, Journal of Transport Geography'Health Tourism is a fascinating read. . . This book provides a unique look at a rapidly emerging issue for social and public policy as well as developmental studies, and would lend itself to animated debates, particularly at the graduate level.' --Marion Joppe, Annals of Tourism ResearchTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. A Taxonomy of Trade 3. Price 4. Quality 5. Differentiation 6. Health Tourism: The Benefits 7. Health Tourism: The Costs 8. Health Tourism and Public Policy 9. The Singapore Experience 10. Health Hubs in Asia Bibliography Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Statelessness and Citizenship: A Comparative
Book SynopsisThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that there are more than 12 million stateless people in the world. The existence of stateless populations challenges some central tenets of international law and contemporary human rights discourses, yet only a very small number of states have made measurable progress in helping individuals acquire or regain citizenship. This fascinating study examines positive developments in eight countries and pinpoints the benefits of citizenship now enjoyed by formerly stateless persons.The expert contributors present an original comparative study that draws upon legal and political analysis as well as empirical research (incorporating over 120 interviews conducted in eight countries), and features the documentary photography of Greg Constantine. The benefits of citizenship over statelessness are identified at both community and individual level, and include the fundamental right to enjoy a nationality, to obtain identification documents, to be represented politically, to access the formal labor market and to move about freely. Gaining or reacquiring citizenship helps eliminate isolation and solicits the empowerment of individuals, collectively and personally. Such changes are of considerable importance to the advancement of a human rights regime based on dignity and respect. This highly original and thought-provoking book will strongly appeal to a wide-ranging audience including academics, researchers, students, human rights activists and government officials with an interest in a diverse range of fields encompassing law, international studies, public policy, human rights and citizenship.Trade Review‘In our supposedly borderless world, having a nationality, and thus access to documents which permit travel and proof of identity, has become increasingly important. In many parts of the world, including the cases in Europe, Africa and Asia covered in this collection, large groups of people struggle with forms of de facto or de jure statelessness. In addition to providing a conceptual framework derived from international human rights norms for understanding better the phenomenon of statelessness, this collection presents important empirical research material helping us to understand, from the ground up, how statelessness is experienced.’ -- Jo Shaw, University of Edinburgh, UK‘What difference does citizenship make? The vulnerability of stateless persons clearly demonstrates the benefits of having a nationality. But so far nobody has examined how much the situation of stateless persons improves when they finally get documents and citizenship status. This exploratory study analyses practical difficulties and real progress in overcoming statelessness. It gives voice to the victims and sets a political agenda. Academic researchers, non-governmental organizations and policy-makers should read this book.’ -- Rainer Bauböck, European University Institute, Florence, Italy‘Embracing a subject that is generally treated abstractly, as a matter of human rights law, the authors of this pathbreaking book root statelessness deep into historical context and lived experience. They emerge with conclusions that are both dismaying (the expansive scope of the problem) and hopeful (the measurable progress some states have made in expanding the boundaries of citizenship). Alas, this eloquent book could hardly be more timely.’ -- Linda K. Kerber, University of Iowa, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Statelessness and the Deprivation of Nationality Brad K. Blitz and Maureen Lynch 2. Nationality and Rights Laura van Waas 3. Citizenship in Kenya: The Nubian Case Abraham Korir Sing’Oei 4. From Erased and Excluded to Active Participants in Slovenia Jelka Zorn 5. From Statelessness to Citizenship: Up-country Tamils in Sri Lanka P.P. Sivapragasam 6. Citizenship Reform and Challenges for the Crimean Tatars in Ukraine Rustem Ablyatifov 7. The Urdu-speakers of Bangladesh: An Unfinished Story of Enforcing Citizenship Rights Katherine Southwick 8. Mauritania: Citizenship Lost and Found Julia Harrington Reddy 9. Statelessness, Citizenship and Belonging in Estonia Raivo Vetik 10. Arabia’s Bidoon Abbas Shiblak 11. Summary and Conclusions Maureen Lynch and Brad K. Blitz 12. Epilogue James A. Goldston Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cash-for-Childcare: The Consequences for Caring
Book SynopsisThis insightful book examines the meaning of, and impacts on, cash-for-care systems for mothers of small children. The contributors present a comprehensive overview of the major political and economic contradictions, theoretical debates concerning cash-for-care, and explore the possibility of implementing it into the social policy system. In social research, cash-for-care is often described as a reactionary benefit that operates against the women's interests. Economists, in turn, ask why the state should pay for reducing female employment and for care that is given anyway. Nevertheless, `woman-friendly' Nordic countries have introduced cash-for-childcare schemes and many parents are willing to use them. The book examines the payment schemes as a complex whole, where on the one hand the scheme responds to the parents' desires, but on the other, produces some questionable consequences. The authors highlight conditions in which cash-for-childcare schemes would not reflect any anachronism but instead will function as a useful tool of contemporary social policy.This unique book provides a broad theoretical and empirical view on cash-for-childcare. It will prove invaluable for academics of social work and policy. Politicians, social policy administrators and labour market researchers interested in family issues will also find this important resource an enriching read.Trade Review‘This work is one of the first attempts to offer a theoretical discussion of and empirical evidence for a relatively new social policy: CFC. The collection provides an insightful review of the historical and socio-political rationale for these policies within the Nordic context, state-specific and comparative analyses, and offers promising strategies to overcome the noted challenges. . . this work is an excellent resource for those interested in CFC policies specifically and among scholars and students of social and family policy, gender and labour studies, and social care more generally.’ -- Rebecca A. Matthew, International Journal of Social Welfare‘An excellent choice for social issue collections and reference shelves.’ -- The Midwest Book Review‘This book provides an excellent overview and evaluation of one of the most overlooked Nordic child care policies, the cash-for-childcare. Leading scholars in the field investigate and critically discuss the variation in the scheme across the Nordic countries as well as the importance of the development of cash for care options for the otherwise service dominated Nordic welfare state model. The book examines the cash-for-childcare in the perspective of gender equality, consumerism and freedom of choice for families, balance of work and family life and the right of the child to early education, and provides a much needed opportunity for understanding why the Nordic countries with otherwise high female labour force participation and easy access to day care have introduced the cash for care options.’ -- Tine Rostgaard, The Danish National Centre for Social Research, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Jorma Sipilä, Katja Repo and Tapio Rissanen 2. Cash vs Care: A Child and Family Policy Issue Sheila B. Kamerman and Shirley Gatenio Gabel 3. Cash-for-Childcare: Unnecessary Traditionalism or a Contemporary Necessity? Jorma Sipilä, Katja Repo, Tapio Rissanen and Niina Viitasalo 4. Finnish Child Home Care Allowance – Users’ Perspectives and Perceptions Katja Repo 5. Cash-for-Childcare Schemes in Sweden: History, Political Contradictions and Recent Developments Anita Nyberg 6. Cash-for-Care in Norway: Take-up, Impacts and Consequences for Mothers Marit Rønsen and Ragni Hege Kitterød 7. Rationalities of Cash-for-Childcare: The Nordic Case Minna Rantalaiho 8. The Paradox of Cash-for-Childcare: Are There Ways to Solve the Dilemma? Katja Repo, Jorma Sipilä, Tapio Rissanen and Niina Viitasalo Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Welfare State and Life Transitions: A
Book SynopsisThe Welfare State and Life Transitions uses the lens of key life stages to highlight changes in these transitions and in available resources for citizen support within nine European welfare states.This timely book reveals that new life courses are found to require more, and not less welfare support, but only Sweden has developed an active life course approach and only three more could be considered supportive, in at least some life stages. For the remainder, policies were at best limited or, in Italy?s case, passive. The contributors reveal that the neglect of changing needs is leading to greater reliance on the family and the labour market, just as these support structures are becoming more unpredictable and more unequal. They argue that alongside these new class inequalities, new forms of inter-generational inequality are also emerging, particularly in pension provision.This topical book will strongly appeal to academics and students interested in social policy, gender equality policy, pensions, industrial relations, labour economics, political science, and comparative welfare systems.Trade Review‘This book offers, in an extremely clear and easily read manner, knowledge about the state of welfare in large parts of Europe; how systems have been developed and shaped in the various countries to provide support in different life phases. The book is well suited for social science students in general, and for students of social work, sociology and economics in particular.’ -- Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg, Journal of Social Policy‘The Welfare State and Life Transitions is a major contribution towards a new generation of research on welfare regimes. It reveals the complex and dynamic character of welfare systems and their varying implications for different social groups. Drawing together evidence from nine countries with contrasting welfare systems, it underlines the need for fine grained analysis of the impact of social policies at successive life course transitions for a rigorous evaluation of the quality of welfare protection. As well as providing a rich source of information about the nature and effects of the welfare regimes examined, it will help to set the research agenda of the future.’ -- Duncan Gallie, Nuffield College, Oxford and Foreign Secretary (and ex-officio Vice-President) British Academy, UK‘The Welfare State and Life Transitions presents a novel assessment of social policy in European countries. This collection of nine country studies neatly melds two distinct lines of social scientific inquiry: comparative welfare state scholarship and life-course research. Focusing on the interplay between structural and individual factors, this volume demonstrates that welfare states are not homogeneous entities; instead, they provide packages of policies that support some life transitions more than others.’ -- – Janet C. Gornick, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, US‘By focusing on passages from education to employment, between family formation and work, during work careers and from employment to retirement, the book succeeds in highlighting to what extent the various welfare state regimes manage to compensate social inequalities between and within cohorts. The editors do an admirable job of synthesizing the country reports by showing that linking the analysis of welfare regimes and life course patterns enriches our understanding of the shaping of female and male biographies in modern societies.’ -- Walter R. Heinz, University of Bremen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Shaping the Life Course: A European Perspective Dominique Anxo, Gerhard Bosch and Jill Rubery 2. The UK Welfare State: More than Residual but Still Insufficient Jill Rubery 3. Towards an Active and Integrated Life Course Policy: The Swedish Experience Dominique Anxo 4. From the Breadwinner Model to ‘Bricolage’: Germany in Search of a New Life Course Model Gerhard Bosch and Andreas Jansen 5. Transitions in Female and Male Life Course: Changes and Continuities in Austria Ingrid Mairhuber 6. Life Course Transitions in Hungary Before and After the Societal Transformation Zsolt Spéder, Balázs Kapitány and László Neumann 7. From Selective Exclusion Towards Activation: A Life Course Perspective on the French Social Model Christine Erhel, Léa Lima and Chantal Nicole-Drancourt 8. ‘La Grande Illusion’: How Italy’s ‘American Dream’ Turned Sour Annamaria Simonazzi and Paola Villa 9. Life Stage Transitions and the Still-Critical Role of the Family in Greece Maria Karamessini 10. The Uncertain Path from the Mediterranean Welfare Model in Spain Fausto Miguélez and Albert Recio Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd New Welfare States in East Asia: Global
Book SynopsisThe fast changing economic climate is creating substantial pressure for welfare state restructuring worldwide. Yet the discussion regarding challenges faced and the responses required has been confined to the 'standard welfare states' in the West. This book examines whether these challenges also apply to the countries in the East, whether these countries have generated different responses to their Western counterparts, and whether they have undergone a process of regime transformation while responding to these pressures.Comparative in approach, this book offers lively discussion on the new social challenges faced in East Asia following the unprecedented scale of the recent global financial crisis. It reaches beyond policy descriptions to offer more systematic analyses of welfare restructuring in the region in relation to the fast changing global economic order. By examining the dynamics of welfare state restructuring both in terms of continuity and change, it explores intensified impacts of global restructuring of welfare and the nature of welfare state adaptation in the region.This fascinating and thought provoking read will prove invaluable to academics, researchers and students with an interest in social policy, international social policy, comparative social policy.Contributors include: P. Abrahamson, N. Goishi, T. Hiroko, J. Hudson, G.-J. Hwang, D. Jung, S. Kuhner, S.S.-y. Lee, J. Liu, K.H. Mok, C.-u. Park, J. YamashitaTable of ContentsContents: 1. New Global Challenges and Welfare State Restructuring in East Asia: Continuity and Change Gyu-Jin Hwang 2. The Welfare Modelling Business Revisited: The Case of East Asian Welfare Regimes Peter Abrahamson 3. Analysing the Productive Dimensions of Welfare: Looking Beyond East Asia John Hudson and Stefan Kühner 4. Labour Market Risks in De-industrializing East Asian Economies: The Cases of Korea, Japan and Taiwan Sophia Seung-yoon Lee 5. Welfare–work Link in East Asia after the Economic Crisis: Korea and Japan since the 1990s Dongchul Jung and Chan-ung Park 6. Social Safety Net for the Working Poor in Japan, Korea and Taiwan Norimichi Goishi 7. Economic Restructuring and Changing Work/Family Life: The Cases of Japan and China Takeda Hiroko, Jieyu Liu and Junko Yamashita 8. Right Diagnosis and Appropriate Treatment for the Global Financial Crisis? Social Protection Measures and Social Policy Responses in East Asia Ka Ho Mok Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Modern Cost–Benefit Analysis of Hydropower
Book SynopsisThis important book sheds light on the ways in which modern tools of welfare economics can be used to assess the benefits and costs of resource conflicts involving hydropower. The chapters highlight key methodological issues in this area; ranging from the intersection between cost benefit analysis and behavioral economics, to the value of load balancing services provided by hydropower. The inclusion of insights from expert contributors from both sides of the Atlantic brings a unique and interesting range of viewpoints to the work.Several factors suggest that resource conflicts involving moving water are likely to be even more difficult to resolve today than they have been in the past. The contributors, top scholars in resource economics, consider a variety of issues through the lens of cost benefit analysis. In the first part of the book, they address specific cases and issues from North America and Europe. The book closes with a more general look at the topic.Academics and students interested in applied welfare economics, especially cost benefit analysis and energy economics, along with government officials in the energy environment nexus and private sector analysts will all find much of interest and value in this volume.Contributors include: J. Duffield, F. Forsund, N. Hanley, L. Hjalmarsson, P.-O. Johansson, Y. Ju, B. Kristrom, J. Loomis, E.M. Moore, B. Ranneby, V.K. SmithTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Per-Olov Johansson and Bengt Kriström 2. Environmental Cost–Benefit Analysis and Water Quality Management Nick Hanley 3. Recreational Benefits of Removing Dams and Restoring Free-flowing Rivers: An Example Micro-Meta-Analysis of the Contingent Visitation Benefits of Removing Dams John Loomis 4. A Blueprint for a Cost–Benefit Analysis of a Water Use Conflict – Hydroelectricity versus Other Uses Per-Olov Johansson and Bengt Kriström 5. Estimation of WTP with Point and Self-selected Interval Responses Bo Ranneby and Jun Yu 6. Energy in a Bathtub: Electricity Trade between Countries with Different Generation Technologies Finn R. Førsund 7. Renewable Energy Expansion and the Value of Balance Regulation Power Finn R. Førsund and Lennart Hjalmarsson 8. The Political Economy of Hydropower and Fish in the Western US John W. Duffield 9. Does Behavioral Economics Have a Role in Cost–Benefit Analysis? V. Kerry Smith and Eric M. Moore Index
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Mathematics of Voting and Apportionment: An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis textbook contains a rigorous exposition of the mathematical foundations of two of the most important topics in politics and economics: voting and apportionment, at the level of upper undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It stands out among comparable books by providing, in one volume, an extensive and mathematically rigorous treatment of these two topics.The text’s three chapters cover social choice, yes-no voting, and apportionment, respectively, and can be covered in any order, allowing teachers ample flexibility. Each chapter begins with an elementary introduction and several examples to motivate the concepts and to gradually lead to more advanced material. Landmark theorems are presented with detailed and streamlined proofs; those requiring more complex proofs, such as Arrow’s theorems on dictatorship, Gibbard’s theorem on oligarchy, and Gärdenfors’ theorem on manipulation, are broken down into propositions and lemmas in order to make them easier to grasp. Simple and intuitive notations are emphasized over non-standard, overly complicated symbols. Additionally, each chapter ends with exercises that vary from computational to “prove or disprove” types.The Mathematics of Voting and Apportionment will be particularly well-suited for a course in the mathematics of voting and apportionment for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students in economics, political science, or philosophy, or for an elective course for math majors. In addition, this book will be a suitable read for to any curious mathematician looking for an exposition to these unpublicized mathematical applications.No political science prerequisites are needed. Mathematical prerequisites (included in the book) are minimal: elementary concepts in combinatorics, graph theory, order relations, and the harmonic and geometric means. What is needed most is the level of maturity that enables the student to think logically, derive results from axioms and hypotheses, and intuitively grasp logical notions such as “contrapositive” and “counterexample.”Trade Review“The mathematics of voting and apportionment is a well-written, thorough introduction to social choice and social welfare theory. … This book is suitable as the main text for a one-semester introduction to voting theory and apportionment. I would also recommend this book to anyone interested in independently studying these topics. It is a clearly written, entry-level text into voting theory and apportionment.” (Brittany Shelton, Mathematical Reviews, February, 2020)“As intended audience the author mentions students in economics, political science, philosophy and (applied) mathematics, but I think the book is also to be recommended to law students … . I like to suggest to include this topic in a next edition of this admirable book.” (H. C. M. de Swart, zbMATH 1426.91001, 2020)“This is a nicely written book, with clear explanations that are supported by a number of useful, fully worked out, examples. … more appropriate audience would be math majors in a proof-based course who already have some experience in reading precisely stated definitions and statements of theorems, and a willingness to track through the details of a proof.” (Mark Hunacek, MAA Reviews, August 11, 2019)“This book, is a textbook that is clearly addressing an audience of social science students, in particular in the US … . It is not only a textbook for his students, but it brings together a lot of material that is not easily found in this compact form and as such it will be of interest to any politician or anyone who is generally interested in the subject.” (Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society, euro-math-soc.eu, July 01, 2019)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Social Choice.- Introduction.- Elimination Procedures.- Condorcet Ideas and Related Procedures.- Scoring Procedures: Borda Count.- A Glimpse into Social Welfare Theory.- Social Choice Procedures: Indifference and Ties Allowed.- Manipulability of Social Choice Procedures: Indifference and Ties Allowed.- Exercises.- Chapter 2: Yes-No Voting.- Introduction.- Quantification of Power in a Yes-No Voting System.- Some Combinatorics.- Banzhaf and Shapley-Shubik Indices in One View.- Weightable Yes-No Voting Systems.- Exercises.- Chapter 3: Apportionment.- Introduction.- Axioms of Apportionment.- Quota Procedures.- Divisor Procedures.- Equity Criteria.- Apportionment Paradoxes.- Applications of Priority Formulas.- Exercises.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Welfare Economics and Antitrust Policy - Vol. I:
Book SynopsisThis book is Volume I of a two-volume set on antitrust policy, analyzing the economic efficiency and moral desirability of various tests for antitrust legality, including those promulgated by US and EU antitrust law. The overall study consists of three parts. Part I (Chapters 1-8) introduces readers to the economic, moral, and legal concepts that play important roles in antitrust-policy analysis. Part II (Chapters 9-16) analyzes the impacts of eight types of conduct covered by antitrust policy and various possible government responses to such conduct in terms of economic efficiency, the securing of liberal moral rights, and the instantiation of various utilitarian, non-utilitarian-egalitarian, and mixed conceptions of the moral good. Part III (Chapters 17-18) provides detailed information on US antitrust law and EU competition law, and compares the extent to which—when correctly interpreted and applied—these two bodies of law could ensure economic efficiency, protect liberal moral rights, and instantiate various morally defensible conceptions of the moral good. This first volume contains Part I and the first two chapters of Part II of the overall study—the two chapters that focus on oligopolistic and predatory conduct of all kinds, respectively. The book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students of economics and law who are interested in welfare economics, antitrust legality and the General Theory of the Second Best.Table of ContentsPart I: Basic Concepts and Analytic Protocols.- Part II: The Morally-Relevant Effects of Specific Categories of Antitrust-Policy-Coverable Conduct and the Ability of Government to Secure Better Options.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Welfare Economics and Antitrust Policy — Vol. II:
Book SynopsisThis book is Volume II of a two-volume set on antitrust policy, analyzing the economic efficiency and moral desirability of various kinds of antitrust-policy-coverable conduct and various possible government responses to such conduct, including US and EU antitrust law. The overall study consists of three parts. Part I (Chapters 1-8) introduces readers to the economic, moral, and legal concepts that play important roles in antitrust-policy analysis. Part II (Chapters 9-16) analyzes the impacts of eight types of conduct covered by antitrust policy and various possible government responses to such conduct in terms of their economic efficiency, their impact on liberal moral rights, and their instantiation of various utilitarian and other egalitarian conceptions of the moral good. Part III (Chapters 17-18) provides detailed information on US antitrust law and EU competition law and compares the extent to which—when correctly interpreted and applied—these two bodies of law could increase economic efficiency, protect liberal moral rights, and instantiate various morally defensible conceptions of the moral good. This second volume contains the last 6 chapters of Part II, which focus respectively on horizontal (M&A)s, conglomerate (M&A)s, surrogates for vertical integration, vertical (M&A)s, joint ventures, and internal growth and Part III, which focuses on US antitrust law and EU competition law. The book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students of economics and law who are interested in welfare economics, antitrust policy, and The General Theory of Second Best.Table of ContentsPart II (Cont'd): The Morally-Relevant Effects of Specific Categories of Antitrust-Policy-Coverable Conduct and the Ability of Government to Secure Better Outcomes.- Part III: The Economic Efficiency, Liberal Justness, and Non-Liberal-Egalitarian Moral Desirability of U.S. Antitrust Law and E.U. Competition Law, Correctly Interpreted and Applied as a Matter of Law.
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Springer Social Welfare in Qatar
Book SynopsisBackground in Potential Theory.- Fundamentals of Fine Potential Theory.- Further Developments.- Fine Complex Potential Theory.
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Oxford University Press The Politics of the New Welfare State
Book SynopsisSince the early 1990s, European welfare states have undergone substantial changes, in terms of objectives, areas of intervention, and instruments. Traditional programmes, such as old age pensions have been curtailed throughout the continent, while new functions have been taken up. At present, welfare states are expected to help non-working people back into employment, to complement work income for the working poor, to reconcile work and family life, to promote gender equality, to support child development, and to provide social services for an ageing society. The welfare settlement that is emerging at the beginning of the 21st century is nonetheless very different in terms of functions and instruments from the one inherited from the last century. This book seeks to offer a better understanding of the new welfare settlement, and to analyze the factors that have shaped the recent transformation.Table of ContentsList of Figures ; List of Tables ; List of Contributors ; Introduction ; The Politics of the 'New' Welfare States: Analysing Reforms in Western Europe ; PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON THE NEW WELFARE STATE ; 2. A New Politics for the Social Investment Perspective: Objectives, Instruments, and Areas of Intervention in Welfare Regimes ; 3. The Governance of Economic Uncertainty: Beyond the 'New Social Risks' Analysis ; 4. Stress-Testing the New Welfare State ; PART II: THE THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF THE NEW WELFARE STATE ; 5. Blame Avoidance and Credit Claiming Revisited ; 6. The Politics of Old and New Social Policies ; PART III: TRAJECTORIES OF CHANGE ; 7. Adapting Labour Market Policy to a Transformed Employment Structure: The Politics of 'Triple Integration' ; 8. Childcare Politics in the 'New' Welfare State: Class, Religion and Gender in the Shaping of Political Agendas ; 9. Europe's Transformations Towards a Renewed Pension System ; 10. Insider-Outsider Dynamics and the Reform of Job Security Legislation ; PART IV: CONTINENT-WIDE PERSPECTIVES ; 11. Turning Vice into Vice: How Bismarckian Welfare States Have Gone from Unsustainability to Dualisation ; 12. The New Spatial Politics of Welfare in the EU ; Conclusion ; 13. Multidimensional Transformations in the Early 21st Century Welfare States
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Welfare Economics
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Taylor & Francis Women and Austerity
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Taylor & Francis Business Interests and the Development of the Modern Welfare State
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Cambridge University Press Changing Patterns in the Distribution of Economic Welfare
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Cambridge University Press Changing Patterns in the Distribution of Economic Welfare
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Cambridge University Press Welfare Theory Public Action and Ethical Values
Book SynopsisIt is widely held that economists, as scientists, should not consider ethical values, even in welfare economics and policy evaluation. This volume challenges this view and shows that ethical values have actually been pervasive and important when considering applied issues.Trade Review'Welfare Theory, Public Action, and Ethical Values is a collection of twelve essays at the intersection of the historical analysis of welfare economics and its contemporary challenges. The volume ties multiple and complex themes - fairness, wellbeing, the role of the individual in society - into a balanced whole. Many of the issues raised will be of the most fundamental importance to economic theory and public economics in the coming decades.' Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh'Normative economics is generally tightly associated to welfarism, the view according to which states of affairs should be evaluated only according to individual welfare as measured by utility. The contributions in this book establish that this received view is misconceived. On the basis of carefully argued historical studies, the contributors show that several major economists have departed from welfarist principles when tackling practical and policy issues. This historical assessment of the importance of welfarism in normative economics was much needed, at a time where economists have to deal with pressing problems such as climate change or the rise of economic inequality that involve a wide range of ethical values.' Cyril Hédoin, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne'This volume is a collection of highly thoughtful essays by various scholars. The essays provide fresh insights into the writings of some of the most prominent thinkers who have influenced the evolution of welfare economics. The volume is an important contribution to the history of welfare economics; it deserves a place in the bookshelves of every economist interested in conceptual issues relating to individual well-being and social welfare.' Prasanta K. Pattanaik , University of California, Riverside'The individual preference satisfaction-based version of welfarism that dominated welfare economics since the middle of the twentieth century has always had critics, but in recent decades these critical voices have become more influential. These changes have many sources, but two that stand out are the capability approach originating with Amartya Sen, and behavioral welfare economics originating in attempts to reconcile welfare and behavioral economics. This volume clearly demonstrates that non-welfarist positions have actually been much more prevalent in the history of economics than generally recognized by either practicing economists or most historians of economic thought.' Wade Hands, University of Puget Sound'This book is a must read for anyone interested in the history of welfare economics, a new and very exciting stream of research. This highly original collective work convincingly showing how economists step outside from the welfarist framework when engaged with practice. The book thus challenges the common idea that economists have adopted a welfarist approach.' Herrade Igersheim-Chauvet, French National Center for Scientific ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction: revisiting the history of welfare economics Roger E. Backhouse, Antoinette Baujard and Tamotsu Nishizawa; Part I. Plurality of Welfare in the Making of Welfare Economics: 1. Ruskin's romantic triangle: neither wealth nor beauty but life Yuichi Shionoya; 2. Radicalism versus Ruskin: quality and quantity in Hobson's welfare economics Peter Cain; 3. Alfred Marshall on progress and human wellbeing Tamotsu Nishizawa; 4. Pigou's welfare economics revisited: a non-welfarist and non-utilitarian interpretation Satoshi Yamazaki; 5. To which kind of welfare did Léon Walras refer? The theorems and the state Richard Arena; 6. Value judgement within Pareto's economic and sociological approaches to welfare Rogerio Arthmar and Michael McClure; Part II. Developing Modern Welfare Economics: 7. John Hicks's farewell to economic welfarism: how deeply rooted and far reaching is his Non-Welfarist Manifesto? Kotaro Suzumura; 8. Individualism and ethics: Paul Samuelson's welfare economics Roger E. Backhouse; 9. Non welfarism in the early debates over the Coase theorem: the case of environmental economics Steven Medema; 10. Richard Musgrave and the idea of community Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay; 11. Non-welfaristic features of Kenneth Arrow's ideas of justice Nao Saito; 12. Beyond welfarism: the potential and limitations of the capability approach Constanze Binder; 13. The influence of Sen's applied economics on his non-welfarist approach to justice: agency at the core of public action for removing injustices Muriel Gilardone; Conclusion Roger E. Backhouse, Antoinette Baujard, and Tamotsu Nishizawa.
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Baraka Books Scandinavian Common Sense: Policies to Tackle
Book SynopsisAt a time when austerity is claimed by some to be the only answer to today’s economic woes, a close look at the best practices used in Scandinavia is edifying. Decision makers everywhere dispose of ample evidence showing that social determinants have an impact on health and wellbeing. Yet governments develop policies that diverge enormously. Scandinavian countries are often cited as models for their egalitarian social and health policies but are also known to have thriving economies where the gap dividing rich from poor is smaller than elsewhere. Despite quasi mythic status, these policies aimed to combat inequalities in health are neither well known or understood. Policies discussed in Scandinavian Common Sense include education, housing, conciliation of work and family life, daycare, sustainable development and more. For these policies to be part of political debate, be it in Quebec, Canada, the United States or elsewhere, they must be in the public domain. That is the purpose of this book.
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