Welfare economics Books

Book SynopsisThis book answers a number of important questions about the distribution of wealth among people and the way that this distribution has changed over time. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the personal distribution of wealth from many dimensions: economic, statistical, ethical, political, sociological and legal.Using data from 21 countries, this book demonstrates how inequality in the distribution of wealth varies between different parts of the world and how it evolves, with particular emphasis on the claim that there has been a long-term and continued increase in inequality since the 1970s in most countries. It discusses alternative ways of measuring the degree of inequality, analyses Thomas Piketty's claim that society has become more unequal in recent decades, and assesses the relative importance of the various determinants of the distribution of wealth. The authors explain why the distribution of wealth is unequal, and discuss how it could be changed with alternative policies and the possible consequences of these policies for economic efficiency. The authors also compare the different distributions of wealth that are implied by alternative views of society.This is a valuable resource for students and academics in economics, political science and sociology seeking a state-of-the-art account of the theory and evidence surrounding inequality in the distribution of wealth.Trade Review'Michael Schneider, doyen of wealth inequality, has teamed up with two talented coauthors to produce an authoritative work on this critical issue. Their book covers everything from 18th century Danish inequality to the ethics of wealth inequality. The Distribution of Wealth - Growing Inequality? is packed with data, insightful analysis and policy suggestions. The work is generous to other scholars, internationally focused and theoretically rich. If you care about the distribution of wealth - and all of us should - then this terrific book should be among your assets.' --Andrew Leigh, Economist and Australian ParliamentarianTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Measuring Inequality in the Distribution of Wealth 3. Empirical Studies of the Distribution of Wealth 4. Determinants of the Distribution of Wealth 5. Determinants of Changes in the Distribution of Wealth 6. Ranking Alternative Distributions of Wealth 7. How to Change the Distribution of Wealth 8. Equality versus Affluence? 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBoth growth and unevenness in the distribution of housing wealth have become characteristic of advanced societies in recent decades. This book examines, in various contexts, how central housing property ownership has become to household well-being as well as in reshaping social, economic and political relations. Expert contributors analyze the critical interactions between housing and wealth that lie at the heart of contemporary forms of capitalism, especially its global, neoliberal incarnation. Comparing and contrasting case studies from across the European continent, this book illustrates how these interactions are reshaping the function of housing as a welfare object, including how the financialisation and commodification of housing in the twenty-first-century has transformed its role and amplified distributional outcomes. Practical and engaging, Housing Wealth and Welfare is a must-read for researchers and students of housing studies, social policy, sociology, social geography and political science. It will also appeal to policy makers within national and supra-national organisations and institutions such as the European Union, Housing Europe and the International Monetary Fund.Contributors include: B. Bengtsson, S. Buchholz, C. Dewilde, J. Doling, T.P. Gerber, K. Kolb, S. Köppe, C. Lennartz, S. Mandic, M. Mrzel, M. Norris, R. Ronald, H. Ruonavaara, B.A. Searle, A.M. Soaita, J. Sørvoll, A. Wallace, J.R. ZaviscaTrade Review'Home ownership has always been connected to both welfare and wealth, but the ties have been strengthened in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Now, the editors and authors of Housing Wealth and Welfare discuss the current state of affairs. They sketch different scenarios for different countries and cohorts but never lose touch of the general trends. Required reading for anyone interested in the various faces of home ownership.' --Manuel B. Aalbers, KU Leuven, Belgium'Housing Wealth and Welfare makes a timely and important contribution to our understanding of home ownership's role in shaping contemporary welfare states.' --Gavin Wood, RMIT University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Why housing wealth and welfare? Richard Ronald and Caroline Dewilde PART I OLD AND NEW CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF HOUSING AND WELFARE 2. The rise and fall of Ireland’s property based welfare state: Home ownership rates, policies and meanings in a historical perspective Michelle Norris 3. Home ownership, housing policy and path dependence in Finland, Norway and Sweden Bo Bengtsson, Hannu Ruonavaara and Jardar Sørvoll 4. Housing wealth and welfare over the life course Stephan Köppe and Beverley A. Searle 5. Housing wealth and welfare state restructuring – Between Asset-Based Welfare and the Social Investment Strategy Christian Lennartz PART II INSTITUTIONAL VARIEGATIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOUSING, WELFARE PROVISION AND INEQUALITY 6. Financial resilience and security: The impacts of the housing market downturn on low-income home owners in Northern Ireland Alison Wallace 7. Trends in social inequalities regarding home ownership: A comparison of East and West Germany Kathrin Kolb and Sandra Buchholz 8. Home ownership in post-socialist countries – The negative impact of the transition period on old-age welfare Srna Mandič and Maja Mrzel 9. Experiences of home ownership and housing mobility after privatization in Russia Jane R. Zavisca and Theodore P. Gerber 10. The changing nature of outright home ownership in Romania: Housing wealth and housing inequality Adriana Mihaela Soaita Epilogue Housing wealth and welfare: spatially and temporally contingent John Doling Index

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Book SynopsisThere is a clear trend in rich countries that, despite rising incomes and living standards, the gap between rich and poor is widening. What does this mean for our health? Does increasing income inequality affect outcomes such as obesity, life expectancy and subjective well-being? Are rich and poor groups affected in the same ways? This book reviews the latest research on the relationship between inequality and health, and provides a pedagogical introduction to the tools and knowledge needed to understand and assess the vast literature on the subject. The book includes discussion of the definitions and measurement of objective and subjective health and income inequality, and illustrates how various measures have been developed in different countries. Main conclusions from the literature are then summarized and discussed critically. It incorporates a substantial research overview of the field, as well as a detailed debate of the empirical challenges that arise during research. The book concludes that results are surprisingly contradictory, but that several studies have found that higher inequality is directly linked to lower subjective well-being.Students and scholars in public health, social work, economics, and sociology will find this book an essential exposition of conceptual issues and empirical methods applied to the controversial topic of the health consequences of inequality.Trade Review'With this book Bergh, Nilsson and Waldenstrom bring a nuanced contribution to a research field torn by controversies and heated polemics. In a clear and pedagogical manner the authors sift through the research and weigh the evidence. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between income inequalities and health.' --Stefan Fors, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Sweden'A terrific analysis of one of the big questions in social science. This engaging book distils the wisdom of hundreds of academic studies, while doing justice to the complexity of the issues.' --Andrew Leigh, Economist and Australian ParliamentarianTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Measuring Health 3. Measuring Inequality 4. How Can Economic Inequality Influence Health? 5. Correlation Or Causality? Interpreting Scatter Plots And Regressions 6. The Ecological Fallacy: What Conclusions Can Be Drawn From Group Averages? 7. Income Inequality And Health: What Does The Literature Tell Us? 8. Searching For The Inequality Effect: What Tools Are Appropriate? 9. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisLegitimized by the arguments of efficiency gains, public housing, pensions, unemployment insurance and health care are all being gradually privatized. In many countries, even the state's 'night-watchmen' role of providing security is offered by private prisons and security guards. In the face of these and other developments, this book argues that on the basis of efficiency, morality and equality there is still an overwhelming need for public intervention - the res publica. Public or Private Goods? brings together leading scholars from various disciplines including economics, sociology, political science, geography and spatial planning. The book explores core public tasks that the state has traditionally provided but which are increasingly privatized and subsumed into the private sector. For example, although the state still funds and regulates core domains, it provides fewer and fewer visible goods. The authors show how this apparent invisibility of the state presents serious challenges for both income equality and democracy. This thoughtful interdisciplinary book will appeal to advanced students and academics in political science, public sector economics and public finance. It will also provide stimulating reading for politicians, policymakers and anyone interested in the provision of public services.Contributors include: F. Blank, G. Bonvissuto, J. Ferwerda, M. Getzner, G. Gutheil-Knopp-Kirchwald, J. Kadi, T. Knijn, I. Koetsier, J. Lewis, B. Unger, D. van der Linde, K. van Egmond, F. van WaardenTrade Review‘The editors have gathered an impressive multidisciplinary team of authors, which mirrors Egons Matzner's socio-economic and interdisciplinary approach to public finance: The authors are academics from economics, sociology, political science, geography and spatial planning. . . The contributions in this book form an indispensable starting point for all those who want to deal with questions of public goods and the common good in a fundamental and modern non-neoclassical way.' -- European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: InterventionTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction Brigitte Unger, Loek Groot and Daan van der Linde 2. Value Based Demarcation Between the Public and the Private Domain Klaas van Egmond Part I Traditional Core Tasks of the State: Security 3. The Fight against Money Laundering: A Public Task? Joras Ferwerda 4. Natural Disasters and (Future) Government Debt Ian Koetsier Part II New Core Tasks: Social Security 5. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Pension System Designs Ian Koetsier 6. Pension Provision: (Still) a Public Task? Florian Blank 7. Protection Against Unemployment – A Res Publica? Brigitte Unger 8. More Health Care or More Beer? A Curious Paradox of Making Some Economic Tasks a Res Publica Frans van Waarden 9. ECEC: Childcare Markets in the Netherlands and England Trudie Knijn and Jane Lewis Part III Public Goods 10. Housing Policy and Spatial Inequality: Recent Insights from Vienna and Amsterdam Gerlinde Gutheil-Knopp-Kirchwald and Justin Kadi 11. Funding of Protected Areas: A Purely Public Task? Grazia Withalm 12. The Role of Governments in Conserving and Funding Cultural Institutions Michael Getzner 13. Income Distribution as a Public Task: The Redistributive Preferences of (Mis)informed Voters Daan van der Linde 14. Conclusions Brigitte Unger, Michael Getzner and Daan van der Linde Index

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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.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Individual Choice and Social Welfare: Theoretical Foundations of Political Economy Viktor J. Vanberg PART I ECONOMICS AND POLITICS: THE ROLE OF VALUE JUDGMENTS 1. Léon Walras (1984), ‘Definitions of Political Economy’ and ‘Science, Art and Ethics Distinguished’, in Elements of Pure Economics: Or the Theory of Social Wealth, Lesson 1 and 2, Philadelphia, PA, USA: Orion Editions, 51–7, 58–64 2. Gunnar Myrdal (1953), ‘Politics and Political Economy’, in The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory, trans. by Paul Streeten, Chapter 1, London, UK: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1–22, references 3. Lionel Robbins (1932), ‘The Significance of Economic Science’, in An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science, Chapter VI, London, UK: Macmillan, 120–41 PART II WELFARE ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL CHOICE: FROM INDIVIDUAL UTILITIES TO SOCIAL WELFARE A. Welfare Economics: From Individual Utilities to Social Welfare 4. Jeremy Bentham ([1789] 1982), ‘On the Principle of Utility’ and ‘Value of a Lot of Pleasure or Pain, How to be Measured’, in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Chapter 1 and Chapter 5, London, UK and New York, NY, USA: Methuen, 11–16, 38–41 5. John R. Hicks (1939), ‘The Foundations of Welfare Economics’, Economic Journal, 49 (196), December, 696–712 6. Paul A. Samuelson (1947), ‘Welfare Economics’, in Foundations of Economic Analysis, Chapter 8, Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University Press, 203–28 7. Tibor Scitovsky (1951), ‘The State of Welfare Economies’, American Economic Review, 41 (3), June, 303–15 8. Rutledge Vining (1956), ‘Questions Regarding Validity of Certain Concepts of Welfare Economics’, in Economics in the United States of America: A Review and Interpretation of Research, Paris, France: UNESCO, 34–37 9. George C. Archibald (1959), ‘Welfare Economics, Ethics, and Essentialism’, Economica, 26 (104), November, 316–27 10. James M. Buchanan (1959), ‘Positive Economics, Welfare Economics, and Political Economy’, Journal of Law and Economics, 2, October, 124–38 11. Abram Bergson (1966), ‘ On Social Welfare Once More’, in Essays in Normative Economics, Part I, Chapter 3, Cambridge, MA, USA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 51–77 12. John Rawls ([1971] 1999), ‘Classical Utilitarianism’ and ‘Some Related Contrasts’, in A Theory of Justice: Revised Edition, Chapter 1, Sections 5 and 6, Cambridge, MA, USA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 19–30 13. Lionel Robbins (1981), ‘Economics and Political Economy’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 71 (2), May, 1–10 14. John C. Harsanyi (1988), ‘Assessing Other People’s Utilities’, in Bertrand R. Munier (ed.) Risk, Decision and Rationality, Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 127–38 15. Anthony B. Atkinson (2011), ‘The Restoration of Welfare Economics’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 101 (3), May, 157–61 16. Viktor J. Vanberg (2014), ‘Evolving Preferences and Welfare Economics: The Perspective of Constitutional Political Economy’, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 234 (2–3), April, 328–49 B. Social Choice Theory: From Individual Preferences to Social Orderings 17. Kenneth J. Arrow (1950), ‘A Difficulty in the Concept of Social Welfare’, Journal of Political Economy, 58 (4), August, 328–46 18. I.M.D. Little (1952), ‘Social Choice and Individual Values’, Journal of Political Economy, 60 (5), October, 422–32 19. James M. Buchanan (1954), ‘Social Choice, Democracy, and Free Markets’, Journal of Political Economy, 62 (2), April, 114–23 20. Kenneth J. Arrow (1969), ‘Values and Collective Decision-Making’, in Peter Laslett and W.G. Runciman (eds), Philosophy, Politics and Society: Third Series, Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell, 215–32 21. Amartya Sen (1995), ‘Rationality and Social Choice’, American Economic Review, 85 (1), March, 1–24 22. Amartya Sen (1997), ‘Individual Preference as the Basis of Social Choice’, in Kenneth J. Arrow, Amartya Sen and Kotaro Suzumura (eds.), Social Choice Re-examined, Volume 1: Proceedings of the IEA Conference Held at Schloss Hernstein, Berndorf, near Vienna, Austria, London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 15–37 23. Kotaro Suzumura (2002), ‘Introduction to Social Choice and Welfare’, Banca D’Italia Temi Di Discussion Del Servizio Studi, 422, March, 1–45 PART III CONTRACTARIAN-CONSTITUTIONALIST ECONOMICS A. Contractarianism: Agreement and Legitimacy 24. Knut Wicksell (1958) ‘A New Principle of Just Taxation’, in Richard A. Musgrave and Alan T. Peacock (eds), Classics in the Theory of Public Finance, London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 72–118 25. John Rawls (1957), ‘I. Justice as Fairness’, Journal of Philosophy, 54 (22), October, 653–62 26. James M. Buchanan (1964), ‘What Should Economists Do?’, Southern Economic Journal, 30 (3), January, 213–22 27. John Rawls (1999), ‘The Main Ideas of the Theory of Justice’, in A Theory of Justice: Revised Edition, Chapter 1, Section 3, Cambridge, MA, USA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 10–15 28. James M. Buchanan (1977), ‘Notes on Justice in Contract ’, in Freedom in Constitutional Contract: Perspectives of a Political Economist, College Station, TX, USA: Texas A&M University Press, 123–34 29. Geoffrey Brennan and James M. Buchanan (1985), ‘The Contractarian Vision’, in The Reasons of Rules: Constitutional Political Economy, Chapter 2, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 19–32 30. Russell Hardin (1988), ‘Review Article: Constitutional Political Economy: Agreement on Rules’, British Journal of Political Science, 18 (4), October, 513–30 31. Viktor J. Vanberg (1994), ‘Individual Choice and Institutional Constraints: The Normative Element in Classical and Contractarian Liberalism’, in Rules and Choice in Economics, Part VI, Chapter 13, London, UK and New York, NY, USA: Routledge, 208–34, references 32. Georg Vanberg and Viktor Vanberg (2017), ‘Contractarian Perspectives in Law and Economics’, in Francesco Parisi (ed.), ‘The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics: Volume 1, Methodology and Concepts’, Oxford, UK and New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 246–67 B. Constitutionalism: Rules as Objects of Choice 33. Friedrich A. Hayek (1960), ‘Economic Policy and the Rule of Law’, in The Constitution of Liberty, Chapter 15, Chicago, IL, USA: University of Chicago Press, 220–33, references 34. James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock (1962), ‘A Generalized Economic Theory of Constitutions’, in The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy, Part II, Chapter 6, Ann Arbor: MI, USA: University of Michigan Press, 63–84, references 35. Franz Böhm (1989),’Rule of Law in a Market Economy’, in Alan T. Peacock and Hans Willgerodt (eds), Germany’s Social Market Economy: Origins and Evolution, New York, NY, USA: St. Martin’s Press, 46–67 36. Gilbert W. Nutter (1968), ‘Economic Welfare and Welfare Economics’, Journal of Economic Issues, 2 (2), 166–72 37. Rutledge Vining (1984), ‘Three Main Concepts That Inhere In The Circumstances Cited’ and ‘Concluding Remarks upon What an Economic System is, and the Problem of Specifying Norms of the Outcome of its Working’, in On Appraising the Performance of an Economic System, Chapter 1 and Chapter 6, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 3–33, 170–81, references 38. James M. Buchanan (1987), ‘The Constitution of Economic Policy’, American Economic Review, 77 (3), June, 243–50 39. Helmut Leipold (1990), ‘Neoliberal Ordnungstheorie and Constitutional Economics: A Comparison between Eucken and Buchanan’, Constitutional Political Economy, 1 (1), December, 47–65 40. James M. Buchanan (1995), ‘Individual Rights, Emergent Social States, and Behavioural Feasibility’, Rationality and Society, 7 (2), April, 141–50 41. Viktor J. Vanberg (2005), ‘Market and State: The Perspective of Constitutional Political Economy’, Journal of Institutional Economics, 1 (1), June, 23–49 Index

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Book SynopsisThe modern welfare state finds itself in the middle of two major upheavals: the impact of technology and immigration. Having taken in more refugees per capita than most other countries, the pillars of the Swedish welfare state are being shaken, and digital technologies are set to strengthen already existing trends towards job and wage polarization. The development of skills to keep pace with technology will enter into a critical period for the labor market in which inadequate policy responses could result in further inequality and polarization. In this regard, a platform-based labor market could help by opening up a vast range of new work opportunities. Marten Blix examines the implications of these trends that drive change in developed economies and, in particular, the impact that they have on Sweden and other European countries with rigid labor markets and comprehensive tax-financed welfare services. Increasing costs from immigration and rising inequality could further reduce the willingness to pay high taxes and erode support for redistribution. Failure to address challenges like this one could herald much more drastic changes down the road. There are already signs of economic and political tensions and there is a risk that the social contract could crack. This new discussion on the future of work and the welfare state will be of interest not only to scholars but in policy circles and corresponding societies in sociology, labor relations, political science and public administration.Trade Review'The famous Swedish Model of the welfare state is at a turning point as the pressures of technological change, income inequality and high levels of immigration meet the constraints of the country's inflexible labour and housing markets. Marten Blix argues in this incisive book that with its sound public finances and high levels of trust, Sweden is well placed to respond to the pressures, and he describes a route through these challenges; but it will require some profound institutional changes. The Swedish Model of the future will have to look very different if it is to succeed.' --Diane Coyle, University of Manchester, UK'Using the economic and social laboratory of Sweden, Mårten Blix provides a fascinating window into the future of the welfare state with the threats and opportunities from a massive increase in immigration and rapid digitilisation of the economy. The Swedish Model's core features of collective bargaining, broad unionisation and a strong fiscal base are eroding, increasing inequality and challenging the legitimacy of the political consensus to date. His interesting observations and balanced analysis of the growing importance of platform-based jobs and life-long learning have implications much beyond Sweden.' --Erik Berglöf, London School of Economics, UK'While the treatment of a Citizen's Income is inadequate, this is a most useful book and particularly useful is its focus on Sweden.' --Citizen's IncomeTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. A Perfect Storm 2. The Welfare State in Transition 3. The Labor Market in Transition 4. Digitalization Changing the Economy and the Labor Market 5. Fiscal Pressures from Digitalization and Immigration 6. Immigration, Inequality and Skills in the Digital Economy 7. Future Challenges for the Welfare State Index

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Book SynopsisThis impressive research collection discusses the most important contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field of poverty measurement. It analyses what constitutes poverty and associated poverty measures, as well as conceptual and empirical approaches to set poverty lines for both national and international settings. The research collection also discusses national and international income poverty measures, multidimensional poverty indices, and ways to capture poverty dynamics.Trade Review‘This collection of landmark works on the concepts and methods for measuring poverty will be highly valuable to students and scholars in the field. Augmented by an original introduction by S. Klasen, a most prominent contributor to the analysis of poverty, it provides an illuminating synthesis that will remain a key resource for years.’ -- Marc Fleurbaey, Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Stephan Klasen PART I CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES IN A SINGLE DIMENSION 1. Buhong Zheng (1993), ‘An Axiomatic Characterization of the Watts Poverty Index’, Economic Letters, 42 (1), 81–86 2. Amartya Sen (1976), ‘Poverty: An Ordinal Approach to Measurement’, Econometrica, 44 (2), March, 219–31 3. James Foster, Joel Greer and Erik Thorbecke (1984), ‘Notes and Comments: A Class of Decomposable Poverty Measures’, Econometrica, 52 (3), May, 761–66 4. A.B. Atkinson (1970), ‘On the Measurement of Poverty’, Econometrica, 55 (4), July, 749–64 5. Amartya Sen (1983), ‘Poor, Relatively Speaking’, Oxford Economic Papers, 35 (2), 153–69 [17] 6. Peter Townsend (1985), ‘A Sociological Approach to the Measurement of Poverty–A Rejoinder to Professor Amartya Sen’, Oxford Economic Papers, 37 (4), December, 659–68 7. Amartya Sen (1985), ‘A Sociological Approach to the Measurement of Poverty: A Reply to Peter Townsend', Oxford Economic Papers, 37 (4), December, 669–76 8. Lawrence Haddad and Ravi Kanbur (1990), ‘How Serious is the Neglect of Intra–Household Inequality?’, Economic Journal, 100 (402), September, 866–81 PART II EMPIRICAL APPROACHES TO NATIONAL INCOME POVERTY MEASUREMENT 9. Mollie Orshansky (1965), ‘Counting the Poor: Another Look at the Poverty Profile’, Social Security Bulletin, 28 (1), January, 3–29 10. Joel Greer and Erik Thorbecke (1986), ‘A Methodology for Measuring Food Poverty Applied to Kenya’, Journal of Development Economics, 24 (1), November, 59–74 11. Martin Ravallion and Benu Bidani (1994), ‘How Robust is a Poverty Profile’, World Bank Economic Review, 8 (1), January, 75–102 12. Martin Ravallion and Binayak Sen (1996), ‘When Method Matters: Monitoring Poverty in Bangladesh,’ Economic Development and Cultural Change, 44 (4), July, 761–92 13. Victor R. Fuchs (1967), ‘Redefining Poverty and Redistributing Income’, Public Interest, 8, Summer, 88–95 14. Arie Kapetyn, Peter Kooreman and Rob Willemse (1988), ‘Some Methodological Issues in the Implementation of Subjective Poverty Definitions’, Journal of Human Resources, 23 (2), Spring, 222–42 15. Menno Pradhan and Martin Ravallion (2000), ‘Measuring Poverty Using Qualitative Perceptions of Consumption Adequacy’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 82 (3), August, 462–71 16. Brigitte Buhmann, Lee Rainwater, Guenther Schmaus and Timothy M. Smeeding (1988), ‘Equivalence Scales, Well-being, Inequality and Poverty: Sensitivity Estimates Across Ten Countries Using the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database’, Review of Income and Wealth, 34 (2), 115–42 17. Jean Drèze and P.V. Srinivasan (1997), ‘Widowhood and Poverty in Rural India: Some Inferences From Household Survey Data’, Journal of Development Economics, 54 (2), December, 217–34 18. Daniel T. Slesnick (1993), ‘Gaining Ground: Poverty in the Postwar United States’, Journal of Political Economy, 101 (1), February, 1–38 PART III EMPIRICAL APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL INCOME POVERTY MEASUREMENT 19. Montek S. Ahluwalia, Nicholas G. Carter and Hollis B. Chenery (1979), ‘Growth and Poverty in Developing Countries’, Journal of Development Economics, 6 (3), 299–341 20. Martin Ravallion, Gaurav Datt and Dominique van de Walle (1991), Quantifying Absolute Poverty in the Developing World', Review of Income and Wealth, 37 (4), December, 21. Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion (2001), ‘How did the World’s Poorest Fare in the 1900s?’, Review of Income and Wealth, 47 (3), September, 283–300 22. Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion (2010), ‘The Developing World is Poorer than we Thought, but no Less Successful in the Fight Against Poverty’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 125 (4), November, 1577–625 23. Angus Deaton (2010), ‘Price Indexes, Inequality and the Measurement of World Poverty’, American Economic Review, 100 (1), March, 5–34 24. Francisco H.G. Ferreira, Shaohua Chen, Andrew Dabalen, Yuri Dikhanov, Nada Hamadeh, Dean Jolliffe, Ambar Narayan, Espen Beer Prydz, Ana Revenga, Prem Sangraula, Umar Serajuddin and Nobuo Yoshida (2016), ‘A Global Count of the Extreme Poor in 2012: Data Issues, Methdology and Initial Results’, Journal of Economic Inequality, 14 (2), June, 141–72 25. Stephan Klasen, Tatyana Krivobokova, Friederike Greb, Rahul Lahoti, Syamsul Hidayat Pasaribu and Manuel Wisenfarth (2016),‘International Income Poverty Measurement: Which Way Now?’, Journal of Economic Inequality, 14 (2), June, 199–225 26. Sanjay Reddy and Rahul Lahoti (2016), ‘$1.90 a Day: What Does it Say? The New International Poverty Line’, New Left Review, 97, January–February, 106–27 27. Martin Ravallion and Shaohua Chen (2011) ‘Weakly Relative Poverty’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 93 (4), November, 1251–261 28. Martin Ravallion (2016), ‘Toward Better Global Poverty Measures’, Journal of Economic Inequality, 14 (2), June, 227–48 PART IV CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY MEASUREMENT 29. François Bourguignon and Sayta R. Chakravarty (2003), ‘The Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty’, Journal of Economic Inequality, 1 (1), April, 25–49 30. Satya R. Chakravarty and Conchita D’Ambrosio (2006), ‘The Measurement of Social Exclusion’, Review of Income and Wealth, 52 (3), September, 377–98 31. D. Jayaraj and S. Subramanian (2010), ‘A. Chakravarty – D’Ambrosio View of Multidimensional Deprivation: Some Estimates for India’, Economic and Political Weekly, XLX (6), February, 53–65 32. Sabina Alkire and James Foster (2011), ‘Counting and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement’, Journal of Public Economics, 95 (7–8), August, 476–87 33. Jean-Yves Duclos, David E. Sahn and Stephen D. Younger (2006) ‘Robust Multidimensional Poverty Comparisons’, Economic Journal, 116 (514), October, 943–68 PART V EMPIRICAL APPROACHES TO MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY MEASUREMENT 34. Stephan Klasen (2000), ‘Measuring Poverty and Deprivation in South Africa’, Review of Income and Wealth, 46 (1), March, 33–58 35. Sabine Alkire and Maria Emma Santos (2014), ‘Measuring Acute Poverty in the Developing World: Robustness and Scope of the Multidimensional Poverty Index’, World Development, 59, July, 251–74 36. Martin Ravallion (2011) ‘On Multidimensional Indices of Poverty’, Journal of Economic Inequality, 9 (2), March, 235–48 37. Nicole Rippin (2016), ‘Multidimensional Poverty in Germany: A Capability Approach’, Forum for Social Economics, 45 (2–3), 230–55 PART VI POVERTY DYNAMICS: CHRONIC AND TRANSITIONAL POVERTY, VULNERABILITY 38. Jyotsna Jalan and Martin Ravallion (1998), ‘Transient Poverty in Postreform Rural China’, Journal of Comparative Economics, 26 (2), June, 338–57 39. Ethan Ligon and Laura Schechter (2003), ‘Measuring Vunerability’, Economic Journal’, 113 (486), March, C95–C102 40. Felix Povel (2015), ‘Measuring Exposure to Downside Risk with an Application to Thailand and Vietnam’, World Development, 71, July, 4–24 41. Walter Bossert, Satya Chakravarty and Conchita D’ Ambrosio (2012), ‘Poverty and Time’, Journal of Economic Inequality, 10 (2), June, 145–62 Index

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Book SynopsisThis research review offers an insight to some of the most important questions economists and policymakers have been grappling over. A substantial amount of research has been carried out using cross-country regression models, resulting in a better and improved understanding of the linkage between economic growth and poverty reduction. The literature on cross-country regressions, however, has led to conflicting conclusions. Reconciling diverging messages makes it difficult to accurately inform policy-making. Based on a selection of influential papers, this volume provides a critical review of the literature. Scholars who envision a world free of extreme poverty will find this analysis particularly valuable. Table of ContentsContents: Research Review Nanak Kakwani and Hyun Hwa Son 1. Simon Kuznets (1955), ‘Economic Growth and Income Inequality’, American Economic Review, XLV (1), March, 1–28 2. Simon Kuznets (1963), ‘Quantitative Aspects of Economic Growth of Nations: VIII, Distribution of Income by Size’, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 11 (2), January, 1–80 3. Montek S. Ahluwalia (1976), ‘Income Distribution and Development: Some Stylized Facts’, American Economic Review, 66 (2), May, 128–35 4. Montek S. Ahluwalia (1976), ‘Inequality, Poverty and Development’, Journal of Development Economics, 3 (4), December, 307–42 5. Sudhir Anand and S. M. R. Kanbur (1993), ‘The Kuznets Process and Inequality-Development Relationship’, Journal of Development Economics, 40 (1), February, 25–52 6. Sudhir Anand and S. M. R. Kanbur (1985), ‘Poverty Under the Kuznets Process’, Economic Journal, Supplement: Conference Papers, 95, 42–50 7. Sherman Robinson (1976), ‘A Note on the U Hypothesis Relating Income Inequality and Development’, American Economic Review, 66 (3), June, 437–40 8. Felix Paukert (1973), ‘Income Distribution at Different Levels of Development’, International Labour Review, 108 (2–3), 97–125 9. Nanak Kakwani (1988), ‘Income Inequality, Welfare and Poverty in a Developing Economy with Application to Sri Lanka’, Social Choice and Welfare, 5 (2–3), June, 199–222 10. Nancy Birdsall, David R. Ross and Richard Sabot (1995), ‘Inequality and Growth Reconsidered: Lessons from East Asia’, World Bank Economic Review, 9 (3), September, 477–508 11. Robert J. Barro (2000), ‘Inequality and Growth in a Panel of Countries’, Journal of Economic Growth, 5 (1), March, 5–32 12. Kristin J. Forbes (2000), ‘A Reassessment of the Relationship between Inequality and Growth’, American Economic Review, 90 (4), September, 869–87 13. Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini (1994), ‘Is Inequality Harmful for Growth?’, American Economic Review, 84 (3), June, 600–21 14. Anthony B. Atkinson (1970), ‘On the Measurement of Inequality’, Journal of Economic Theory, 2 (3), September, 244–63 15. Amartya Sen (1974), ‘Informational Bases of Alternative Welfare Approaches: Aggregation and Income Distribution’, Journal of Public Economics, 3 (4), November, 387–403 16. Amartya Sen (1976), ‘Poverty: An Ordinal Approach to Measurement’, Econometrica, 44 (2), March, 219–31 17. Nanak Kakwani (1980), ‘On Class of Poverty Measures’, Econometrica, 48 (2), March, 437–46 18. James Foster, Joel Greer and Erik Thorbecke (1984), ‘A Class of Decomposable Poverty Measures’, Econometrica, 52 (3), May, 761–66 19. Martin Ravallion and Shaohua Chen (1997), ‘What Can New Survey Data Tell Us about Recent Changes in Distribution and Poverty?’, World Bank Economic Review, 11 (2), May, 357–82 20. Hongyi Li, Lyn Squire and Heng-fu Zou (1998), ‘Explaining International and Intertemporal Variations in Income Inequality’, Economic Journal, 108 (446), January, 26–43 21. Martin Ravallion (1995), ‘Growth and Poverty: Evidence from Developing Countries in the 1990s’, Economic Letters, 48 (3–4), June, 411–17 22. Martin Ravallion (2005), ‘A Poverty-Inequality Trade Off?’, Journal of Economic Inequality, 3 (2), August, 169–81 23. Gary S. Fields (1989), ‘Changes in Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries’, World Bank Research Observer, 4 (2), July, 167–85 24. Klaus Deininger and Lyn Squire (1996), ‘A New Data Set Measuring Income Inequality’, World Bank Economic Review, 10 (3), September, 565–91 25. Klaus Deininger and Lyn Squire (1998), ‘New Ways of Looking at Old Issues: Inequality and Growth’, Journal of Development Economics, 57 (2), 259–87 26. David Dollar and Aart Kraay (2002), ‘Growth is Good for the Poor’, Journal of Economic Growth, 7 (3), September, 195–225 27. James E. Foster and Miguel Székely (2000), ‘How Good is Growth?’, Asian Development Review, 18 (2), 59–73 28. James E. Foster and Miguel Székely (2008), ‘Is Economic Growth Good for the Poor? Tracking Low Incomes Using General Means’, International Economic Review, 49 (4), November, 1143–72 29. Richard H. Adam, Jnr. (2004), ‘Economic Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Estimating the Growth Elasticity of Poverty’, World Development, 32 (12), December, 1989–2014 30. Nanak Kakwani and Ernesto Pernia (2000), ‘What is Pro-Poor Growth?’, Asian Development Review, 18, 1–16 31. Martin Ravallion and Shoahua Chen (2003), ‘Measuring Pro-Poor Growth’, Economic Letters, 78 (1), January, 93–9 32. Hyun Hwa Son (2004), ‘A Note on Pro-Poor Growth’, Economic Letters, 82 (3), March, 307–14 33. Nanak Kakwani and Hyun Hwa Son (2008), ‘Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate’, Review of Income and Wealth, 54 (4), December, 643–55 34. Aart Kraay (2006), ‘When is Growth Pro-Poor? Evidence from a Panel of Countries’, Journal of Development Economics, 80 (1), June, 198–227 35. Hyun Hwa Son and Nanak Kakwani (2008), ‘Global Estimates of Pro-Poor Growth’, World Development, 36 (6), June, 1048–66 36. Nanak Kakwani (1993), ‘Poverty and Economic Growth: With Applications to Cote d’Ivoire’, Review of Income and Wealth, 39 (2), June, 121–39 37. Nanak Kakwani (2000), ‘On Measuring Growth and Inequality Components of Poverty with Application to Thailand’, Journal of Quantitative Economics, 26 (1), 67–79 38. Gaurav Datt and Martin Ravallion (1992), ‘Growth and Redistribution Components of Changes in Poverty Measures with Applications to Brazil and India in the 1980s’, Journal of Development Economics, 38 (2), April, 275–95 39. Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo (2003), ‘ Inequality and Growth: What Can the Data Say?’ Journal of Economic Growth, 8 (3) 267–99 Index

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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

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Book SynopsisThe modern welfare state finds itself in the middle of two major upheavals: the impact of technology and immigration. Having taken in more refugees per capita than most other countries, the pillars of the Swedish welfare state are being shaken, and digital technologies are set to strengthen already existing trends towards job and wage polarization. The development of skills to keep pace with technology will enter into a critical period for the labor market in which inadequate policy responses could result in further inequality and polarization. In this regard, a platform-based labor market could help by opening up a vast range of new work opportunities. Marten Blix examines the implications of these trends that drive change in developed economies and, in particular, the impact that they have on Sweden and other European countries with rigid labor markets and comprehensive tax-financed welfare services. Increasing costs from immigration and rising inequality could further reduce the willingness to pay high taxes and erode support for redistribution. Failure to address challenges like this one could herald much more drastic changes down the road. There are already signs of economic and political tensions and there is a risk that the social contract could crack. This new discussion on the future of work and the welfare state will be of interest not only to scholars but in policy circles and corresponding societies in sociology, labor relations, political science and public administration.Trade Review'The famous Swedish Model of the welfare state is at a turning point as the pressures of technological change, income inequality and high levels of immigration meet the constraints of the country's inflexible labour and housing markets. Marten Blix argues in this incisive book that with its sound public finances and high levels of trust, Sweden is well placed to respond to the pressures, and he describes a route through these challenges; but it will require some profound institutional changes. The Swedish Model of the future will have to look very different if it is to succeed.' --Diane Coyle, University of Manchester, UK'Using the economic and social laboratory of Sweden, Mårten Blix provides a fascinating window into the future of the welfare state with the threats and opportunities from a massive increase in immigration and rapid digitilisation of the economy. The Swedish Model's core features of collective bargaining, broad unionisation and a strong fiscal base are eroding, increasing inequality and challenging the legitimacy of the political consensus to date. His interesting observations and balanced analysis of the growing importance of platform-based jobs and life-long learning have implications much beyond Sweden.' --Erik Berglöf, London School of Economics, UK'While the treatment of a Citizen's Income is inadequate, this is a most useful book and particularly useful is its focus on Sweden.' --Citizen's IncomeTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. A Perfect Storm 2. The Welfare State in Transition 3. The Labor Market in Transition 4. Digitalization Changing the Economy and the Labor Market 5. Fiscal Pressures from Digitalization and Immigration 6. Immigration, Inequality and Skills in the Digital Economy 7. Future Challenges for the Welfare State Index

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Book SynopsisNowhere in the world presents a more dramatic case of wealth creation than East Asia. Contrary to the common belief that social policy in the economic powerhouses of the region is secondary to their pursuit of economic growth, Gyu-Jin Hwang argues that it has in fact played an integral part in building strong states and competitive market economies. Building Markets examines the original four Newly Industrialised Economies (NIEs) of East Asia: Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, as well as Japan, the regional forerunner in both economic and social terms. Chapters undertake a comparative analysis of the various social policy measures and redistributive efforts taken across a diverse range of social policy sectors in the region, covering cash transfers, healthcare, education, housing, and family policy. Addressing the mounting pressure on East Asian economies to rethink their growth strategies, Hwang concludes with a call for social means to be diverted, adapted, and converted to serve new social ends. Integrating cutting-edge theoretical insights with detailed policy analysis, Building Markets will be an invaluable tool for academics and postgraduate students interested in social policy, economics, and development in East Asia.Trade Review‘Gyu-Jin Hwang's Building Markets offers comparative and international perspectives to analyse social change and social policy transformations in East Asia, demonstrating how changing socio-economic and broader political economy contexts have affected social policy formation. The present volume is highly relevant to policy analysts, researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners working in social welfare and social policy sectors.’ -- Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University, Hong Kong‘Gyu-Jin Hwang shows that social policy in East Asia was always tied to capital accumulation and the building of markets. Hwang raises the crucial question of whether this model – perhaps appropriate for early phases of growth – can shield workers from risk in economies witnessing higher inequality and rapid technological change. He provides answers by looking at Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore: richer countries where many at the bottom still remain exposed.’ -- Stephan Haggard, University of California San Diego, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: doing social policy, East Asian style 2. Building markets 3. The strategy for growth 4. Cash transfers 5. Healthcare 6. Education 7. Housing 8. Family policy 9. Conclusion: taming the untamed Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the developing economic challenges confronting Korea and the US in response to the aging of their populations, this timely book examines how public policies are evolving in light of demographic changes, the impact of aging on governmental expenditures, and transitions in the labor force associated with aging. International contributors comparatively analyze government approaches to population aging, illustrating the similar challenges faced across nations. Chapters draw attention to those particular issues that public policy plans must surmount, including funding pressures on retirement plans and the effects of an aging labor force on economic growth and productivity. They offer evidence on the scale of these challenges in Korea and the US and empirically evaluate how governments, employers, and individuals may respond to these issues in the years to come. Addressing fiscal sustainability and key social security programs, including the implications of the 2015 Korean pension reform and the economic difficulties entailed by the future of Medicare, this book investigates the implications of managing and sustaining welfare for an aging population. This cutting-edge book will be ideal reading for economists focusing on public policy and welfare programs, benefiting from the comparative approach to fiscal accountability and sustainability. It will also appeal to practitioners and policymakers seeking insights into the consequences of an aging population and hoping to develop innovative methods and approaches to welfare.Trade Review'Population aging tends to increase government expenditures and reduce tax revenues, thus jeopardizing fiscal sustainability. Therefore, aging urgently strengthens the case for strengthening fiscal accountability, which is indispensable for fiscal sustainability. This comprehensive book by world-class experts is a must-read for all policymakers, researchers, and general readers interested in the link between demographic change and the health of public finances.' -- Donghyun Park, Asian Development Bank, PhilippinesTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Jeong Pyo Choi ix 1 Introduction and overview 1 Robert Clark, YoungWook Lee and Andrew Mason PART 1 FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2 An evaluation of fiscal sustainability in Korea 13 SeongTae Kim 3 Implications of delaying US Social Security financing reform: a look at the measurement, structural and generational issues 35 Sylvester J. Schieber PART II IMPROVING FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY 4 Enhancing accountability of Korea’s government funds system through consolidated management of surplus money in budget-type funds 73 Yongok Choi 5 The long-term impact of aging on the federal budget 93 Louise Sheiner 6 Improving fiscal accountability of tax expenditure: the case of the Earned Income Tax Credit in Korea 118 YoungWook Lee PART III FISCAL SOUNDNESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 7 The future of public employee pensions in the United States 137 Andrew G. Biggs 8 Fiscal implications of the 2015 government employees pension reform in Korea 155 Dohyung Kim, Taesuk Lee and Yongok Choi PART IV FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY SECTOR 9 Medicare financing and affordability 183 Marilyn Moon 10 SME financial policy in Korea: evaluation and recommendations 198 Chang Gyun Park 11 Enhancing economic growth and productivity through efficient public infrastructure management 224 Kang-soo Kim and Weh-Sol Moon Index 239

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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

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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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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

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Book SynopsisCan we really end poverty in Britain?Yes, we can.In this groundbreaking book, Helen Rowe brings together the latest research with stories from across Britain to show us that ending poverty in the twenty-first century is possible. She describes the effects of deprivation on our society, institutions, communities, families and individuals – down to their very DNA.By using a combination of compassion, focus and a plan, Rowe describes how we can end poverty in five years, without raising taxes. Her radical ideas are grounded in practical realities, as she reveals how ordinary processes can yield extraordinary results.This book has huge ramifications for Britain and every developed nation globally. It will force governments to face an issue that has been ignored for too long. After Covid-19, Brexit, war, austerity and the global financial crash, Britain deserves a more positive future. How do we create it? Eliminating Poverty in Britain has the answers.Trade ReviewA vital and comprehensive study of class inequality that commands your attention from start to finish. - DARREN McGARVEY, Orwell Prize winner and author of Poverty Safari

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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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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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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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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

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Book SynopsisThe powerful theorems of welfare economics operate under a range of assumptions. Two of the most significant are the existence of competitive markets for all goods and services - including futures markets - and the unbounded rationality of all economic agents who act independently to maximize payoffs. In the contributions discussed in this research review, economists come to grips with the consequences of markets falling short of assumptions, as well as the response of institutions to observed market characteristics. This comprehensive study will be of interest to economists and policymakers who wish to understand the strengths and limitations of the market mechanism of resource allocation. Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Introduction Stephen Martin PART I PRECURSORS 1. Jacob Viner (1927), ‘Adam Smith and Laissez Faire’, Journal of Political Economy, 35 (2), April, 198–232 2. John Stuart Mill ([1909] 1976), ‘Of the Grounds and Limits of the Laisser-Faire or Non-Interference Principle’, in Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy, edited with an Introduction by Sir William Ashley, 2nd edn, Book V, Chapter XI, Fairfield, NJ, USA: Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 941–79, appendices 3. J. E. Cairnes (1873), ‘Political Economy and Laissez-Faire’, in Essays in Political Economy: Theoretical and Applied, Chapter VII, London, UK: Macmillan and Co., 232–64 4. Henry Sidgwick ([1901] 1969), ‘The System of Natural Liberty Considered in Relation to Production’ and ‘The Relations of Government to Industry’, in The Principles of Political Economy, 3rd edn, Book III, Chapter II and Chapter III, London, UK and New York, NY, USA: Macmillan and Co., 399–436 5. A. C. Pigou (1920), ‘Divergences between Marginal Social Net Product and Marginal Trade Net Product’, in The Economics of Welfare, Part II, Chapter VI, London, UK: Macmillan and Co., 149–79 6. John Maynard Keynes ([1931] 1972), ‘The End of Laissez-Faire’, in The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes: Volume IX, Essays in Persuasion, Part IV, Chapter 2, London and Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan St. Martin’s Press for the Royal Economic Society, 272–94 7. Howard S. Ellis and William Fellner (1943), ‘External Economies and Diseconomies’, American Economic Review, XXXIII (3), September, 493–511 8. Lionel Robbins ([1952] 1965), 'The Economic Functions of the State', in The Theory of Economic Policy in English Classical Political Economy, reprint edn, Lecture II, London, UK: Macmillan and Co., 34–67 9. E. J. Mishan (1971), ‘The Postwar Literature on Externalities: An Interpretive Essay’, Journal of Economic Literature, 9 (1), March, 1–28 [28] PART II IDEAL MARKETS 10. Kenneth J. Arrow (1974), ‘General Economic Equilibrium: Purpose, Analytic Techniques, Collective Choice’, American Economic Review, 64 (3), June, 253–72 11. Alan Kirman (2011), ‘Introduction’, in Complex Economics: Individual and Collective Rationality, Chapter 1, Abingdon, UK and New York, NY, USA: Routledge, 1–34, references PART III MARKET FAILURE 12. Francis M. Bator (1958), ‘The Anatomy of Market Failure’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 72 (3), August, 351–79 13. Kenneth J. Arrow (1969), ‘The Organization of Economic Activity: Issues Pertinent to the Choice of Market versus Nonmarket Allocation’, in The Analysis and Evaluation of Public Expenditures: The PBB System: A Compendium of Papers Submitted to the Subcommittee on Economy in Government of the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Volume I, 91st Congress: 1st Session, Washington, DC, USA: United States Government Printing Office, 47–64 14. David M. Newbery (1989), ‘Missing Markets: Consequences and Remedies’, in Frank Hahn (ed.), The Economics of Missing Markets, Information, and Games, Part III, Chapter 10, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 211–42 PART IV SOURCES OF MARKET FAILURE A. Externalities 15. R. H. Coase (1960), ‘The Problem of Social Cost’, Journal of Law and Economics, III, October, 1–44 16. Deirdre McCloskey (1998), ‘The So-Called Coase Theorem’, Eastern Economic Journal, 24 (3), Summer, 367–71 17. Robert Cooter (1982), ‘The Cost of Coase’, Journal of Legal Studies, XI (1), January, 1–33 18. James M. Buchanan (1986), ‘Rights, Efficiency, and Exchange: The Irrelevance of Transactions Cost’, in Liberty, Market and State: Political Economy in the 1980s, Part Two, Chapter 10, New York, NY, USA: New York University Press, 92–107 B. Fables – or Not: Bees 19. J. E. Meade (1952), ‘External Economies and Diseconomies in a Competitive Situation’, Economic Journal, 62 (245), March, 54–67 20. Steven N. S. Cheung (1973), ‘The Fable of the Bees: An Economic Investigation’, Journal of Law and Economics, 16 (1), April, 11–33 21. David B. Johnson (1973), ‘Meade, Bees, and Externalities’, Journal of Law and Economics, 16 (1), April, 35–52 C. Fables – or Not: Lighthouses 22. Paul A. Samuelson (1964), ‘Economic Role of Government’, ‘Social and Private Wants: Extreme Laissez Faire’, ‘Social Wants in Real Life’ and ‘Appendix: External Economies and Diseconomies’, in Economics: An Introductory Analysis, 6th edn, excerpts from Chapter 3, Chapter 8 and Chapter 22, New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 44–45, 157–60, 465–66 23. R. H. Coase (1974), ‘The Lighthouse in Economics’, Journal of Law and Economics, 17 (2), October, 357–76 24. David E. Van Zandt (1993), ‘The Lessons of the Lighthouse: “Government” or “Private” Provision of Goods’, Journal of Legal Studies, XXII (1), January, 47–72 25. Victor P. Goldberg (1981), ‘Pigou on Complex Contracts and Welfare Economics’, in Richard O. Zerbe, Jr. (ed.), Research in Law and Economics: Volume 3, Greenwich, CT, USA and London, UK: JAI Press, 39–51 Volume II Acknowledgements Introduction An introduction to all three volumes by the editor appears in Volume I PART I PUBLIC GOODS 1. Paul A. Samuelson (1954), ‘The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 36 (4), November, 387–89 2. Paul A. Samuelson (1955), ‘Diagrammatic Exposition of a Theory of Public Expenditure’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 37 (4), November, 350–56 3. Kenneth J. Arrow and Robert C. Lind (1970), ‘Uncertainty and the Evaluation of Public Investment Decisions’, American Economic Review, 60 (3), June, 364–78 PART II INFORMATION 4. F. A. Hayek (1945), ‘The Use of Knowledge in Society’, American Economic Review, XXXV (4), September, 519–30 5. George A. Akerlof (1970), ‘The Market for “Lemons”: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84 (3), August, 488–500 6. Kenneth J. Arrow (1974), ‘Limited Knowledge and Economic Analysis’, American Economic Review, 64 (1), March, 1–10 7. Bruce C. Greenwald and Joseph E. Stiglitz (1986), ‘Externalities in Economies with Imperfect Information and Incomplete Markets’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 101 (2), May, 229–64 8. Joseph Farrell (1987), ‘Information and the Coase Theorem’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1 (2), Fall, 113–29 PART III IMPERFECT COMPETITION AND REGULATION 9. Nicholas Kaldor (1935), ‘Market Imperfection and Excess Capacity’, Economica, 2 (5), February, 33–50 10. Donald H. Wallace (1936), ‘Monopolistic Competition and Public Policy’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 26 (1), March, 77–87 11. Michael Spence (1976), ‘Product Selection, Fixed Costs, and Monopolistic Competition’, Review of Economic Studies, 43 (2), June, 217–35 12. N. Gregory Mankiw and Michael D. Whinston (1986), ‘Free Entry and Social Inefficiency’, RAND Journal of Economics, 17 (1), Spring, 48–58 13. Tibor Scitovsky (1950), ‘Ignorance as a Source of Oligopoly Power’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 40 (2), May, 48–53 14. Gordon Tullock (1967), ‘The Welfare Costs of Tariffs, Monopolies, and Theft’, Western Economic Journal, 5 (3), June, 224–32 15. Henry C. Simons (1936), ‘The Requisites of Free Competition’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 26 (1), March, 68–76 16. William Mark Crain and Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. (1976), ‘Chadwick and Demsetz on Competition and Regulation’, Journal of Law and Economics, 19 (1), April, 149–62 17. Oliver E. Williamson (1976), ‘Franchise Bidding for Natural Monopolies – in General and with Respect to CATV’, Bell Journal of Economics, 7 (1), Spring, 73–104 18. Martin K. Perry (1984), ‘Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Public Policy’, Journal of Industrial Economics, XXXII (3), March, 313–33 19. David E. M. Sappington and Joseph E. Stiglitz (1987), ‘Information and Regulation’, in Elizabeth E. Bailey (ed.), Public Regulation: New Perspectives on Institutions and Policies, Part I, Chapter 1, Cambridge, MA, USA and London, UK: MIT Press, 3–43 20. Joseph Stiglitz (2009), ‘Regulation and Failure’, in David Moss and John Cisternino (eds), New Perspectives on Regulation, Chapter I, Cambridge, MA, USA: The Tobin Project, 11–23 PART IV INSTANCES OF MARKET FAILURE: THE COMMONS 21. H. Scott Gordon (1954), ‘The Economic Theory of a Common-Property Resource: The Fishery’, Journal of Political Economy, 62 (2), April, 124–42 22. Mancur Olson (1965), ‘A Theory of Groups and Organizations’, in The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, Chapter I, Cambridge, MA, USA and London, UK: Harvard University Press, 5–52 23. Elinor Ostrom (2000), ‘Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14 (3), Summer, 137–58 PART V INSTANCES OF MARKET FAILURE: THE ENVIRONMENT 24. Allen V. Kneese and Ralph C. d’Arge (1969), ‘Pervasive External Costs and the Response of Society’, in The Analysis and Evaluation of Public Expenditures: The PPB System: A Compendium of Papers Submitted to the Subcommittee on Economy in Government of the Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States, Volume I, 91st Congress: 1st Session, Washington, D.C., USA: United States Government Printing Office, 87–115 25. William D. Nordhaus (1973), ‘The Allocation of Energy Resources’, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 3, 529–76 26. Robert M. Solow (1974), ‘The Economics of Resources or the Resources of Economics’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 64 (2), May, 1–14 27. A. Michael Spence (1974), ‘Blue Whales and Applied Control Theory’, in Hans Werner Gottinger (ed.), Systems Approaches and Environmental Problems, Göttingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 97–127 28. Paul A. Samuelson (1976), ‘Economics of Forestry in an Evolving Society’, Economic Inquiry, XIV (4), December, 466–92 29. Martin L. Weitzman (2013), ‘Tail-Hedge Discounting and the Social Cost of Carbon’, Journal of Economic Literature, 51 (3), September, 873–82 30. Steven G. Medema (2014), ‘The Curious Treatment of the Coase Theorem in the Environmental Economics Literature, 1960–1979’, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 8 (1), Winter, 39–57 PART VI INSTANCES OF MARKET FAILURE: INNOVATION 31. Kenneth J. Arrow (1962), ‘Economic Welfare and the Allocation of Resources for Invention’, in Universities-National Bureau Committee for Economic Research and Committee on Economic Growth of the Social Science Research Council (eds), The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity: Economic and Social Factors, Part VI, Princeton, NJ, USA: Princeton University Press and New York, NY, USA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 609–26 32. Robert Van Horn and Matthias Klaes (2011), ‘Chicago Neoliberalism versus Cowles Planning: Perspectives on Patents and Public Goods in Cold War Economic Thought’, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Special Issue: The Human Sciences and Cold War America, 47 (3), Summer, 302–21 33. Stephen Martin and John T. Scott (2000), ‘The Nature of Innovation Market Failure and the Design of Public Support for Private Innovation’, Research Policy, 29 (4–5), April, 437–47 34. Bronwyn H. Hall, Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2003), ‘Universities as Research Partners’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 85 (2), May, 485–91 PART VII INSTANCES OF MARKET FAILURE: OTHER A. Health Care 35. Kenneth J. Arrow (1963), ‘Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care’, American Economic Review, LIII (5), December, 941–73 B. Insurance 36. Michael Rothschild and Joseph Stiglitz (1976), ‘Equilibrium in Competitive Insurance Markets: An Essay on the Economics of Imperfect Information’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 90 (4), November, 629–49 C. Financial Markets 37. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1994), ‘The Role of the State in Financial Markets’, in Michael Bruno and Boris Pleskovic (eds), Proceedings of the World Bank Annual Conference on Development Economics 1993: Supplement to The World Bank Economic Review and The World Bank Research Observer, Washington, D.C., USA: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and The World Bank, 19–52 38. Richard A. Posner (2009), ‘The Underlying Causes’, in A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of ’08 and the Descent into Depression, Chapter 3, Cambridge, MA, USA and London, UK: Harvard University Press, 75–116 Index [ILCWE: Market Failure: Volume III - Stephen Martin 29.01.2019] Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acknowledgements Introduction An introduction to all three volumes by the editor appears in Volume I PART I COPING MECHANISMS: THE FIRM [354 pp] 1. R. H. Coase (1937), ‘The Nature of the Firm’, Economica, 4 (16), November, 386–405 [20] 2. Steven N. S. Cheung (1983), ‘The Contractual Nature of the Firm’, Journal of Law and Economics, XXVI (1), April, 1–21 [21] 3. Oliver E. Williamson (1971), ‘The Vertical Integration of Production: Market Failure Considerations’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 61 (2), May, 112–23 [12] 4. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1977), ‘Introduction: The Visible Hand’, in The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business, Cambridge, MA, USA and London, UK: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1–12, notes [12] 5. R. H. Coase (1988), ‘The Nature of the Firm: Meaning’, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 4 (1), Spring, 19–32 [14] 6. Douglass C. North (1985), ‘Transaction Costs in History’, Journal of European Economic History, 14 (3), Winter, 557–76 [20] 7. Oliver E. Williamson and William G. Ouchi (1981), ‘The Markets and Hierarchies and Visible Hand Perspectives: The Markets and Hierarchies Program of Research: Origins, Implications, Prospects’, in Andrew H. Van de Ven and William F. Joyce (eds), Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior, Part I, Chapter 8, New York, NY, USA: John Wiley and Sons, 347–70 [24] 8. John C. McManus (1975), ‘The Costs of Alternative Economic Organizations’, Canadian Journal of Economics, VIII (3), August, 334–50 [17] 9. Oliver E. Williamson (1991), ‘Comparative Economic Organization: The Analysis of Discrete Structural Alternatives’, Administrative Science Quarterly, 36 (2), June, 269–96 [28] 10. Scott E. Masten, James W. Meehan, Jr. and Edward A. Snyder (1991), ‘The Costs of Organization’, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 7 (1), Spring, 1–25 [25] 11. Christos Pitelis (1995), ‘On the Nature of the Firm’, in Arjen van Witteloostuijn (ed.), Market Evolution: Competition and Cooperation, Part I, Chapter 2, Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 11–37 [27] 12. Richard O. Zerbe, Jr. and Howard E. McCurdy (1999), ‘The Failure of Market Failure’, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 18 (4), Autumn, 558–78 [21] 13. Matthias Klaes (2000), ‘The History of the Concept of Transaction Costs: Neglected Aspects’, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 22 (2), June, 191–216 [26] 14. Paul L. Joskow (1988), ‘Asset Specificity and the Structure of Vertical Relationships: Empirical Evidence’, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 4 (1), Spring, 95–117 [23] 15. Steven N. S. Cheung (1969), ‘Transaction Costs, Risk Aversion, and the Choice of Contractual Arrangements’, Journal of Law and Economics, 12 (1), April, 23–42 [20] 16. G. B. Richardson (1972), ‘The Organisation of Industry’, Economic Journal, 82 (327), September, 883–96 [14] 17. Benjamin Klein, Robert G. Crawford and Armen A. Alchian (1978), ‘Vertical Integration, Appropriable Rents, and the Competitive Contracting Process’, Journal of Law and Economics, 21 (2), October, 297–326 [30] PART II COPING MECHANISMS: INSTITUTIONS [58 pp] 18. Douglass C. North and Robert Paul Thomas (1970), ‘An Economic Theory of the Growth of the Western World’, Economic History Review, XXIII (1), April, 1–17 [17] 19. Douglass C. North (1994), ‘Economic Performance Through Time’, American Economic Review, 84 (3), June, 359–68 [10] 20. Oliver E. Williamson (1975), ‘Toward a New Institutional Economics’, in Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications: A Study in the Economics of Internal Organization, Chapter 1, New York, NY, USA: The Free Press, 1–19, references [19] 21. Oliver E. Williamson (1985), ‘Prologue’, in The Economic Institutions of Capitalism: Firms, Markets, Relational Contracting, New York, NY, USA: The Free Press, 1–12 [12] PART III COPING MECHANISMS: PROPERTY [69 pp] 22. F. H. Knight (1924), ‘Some Fallacies in the Interpretation of Social Cost’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 38 (4), August, 582–606 [25] 23. Armen A. Alchian (1967), ‘Pricing and Society’, Occasional Paper 17, London, UK: Institute of Economic Affairs, 5–22 [18] 24. Eirik G. Furubotn and Svetozar Pejovich (1972), ‘Property Rights and Economic Theory: A Survey of Recent Literature’, Journal of Economic Literature, 10 (4), December, 1137–62 [26] PART IV COPING MECHANISMS: THE STATE [135 pp] 25. William J. Baumol (1952), ‘Economic Theory and the Theory of the State’, in Welfare Economics and the Theory of the State, Part II, Chapter 12, Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University Press for the London School of Economics and Political Science, 140–56 [17] 26. George J. Stigler and Paul A. Samuelson (1968), ‘A Dialogue on the Proper Economic Role of the State’, Selected Papers No. 7, third printing, Chicago, IL, USA: University of Chicago Booth School of Business, i, 1–39 [40] 27. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1991), ‘The Economic Role of the State: Efficiency and Effectiveness’, in T. P. Hardiman and Michael Mulreany (eds), Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Public Domain, Dublin, Ireland: Institute of Public Administration, 37–59 [23] 28. Dennis C. Mueller (2003), ‘The Reason for Collective Choice – Allocative Efficiency’, in Public Choice III, Part I, Chapter 2, New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 9–43 [35] 29. Dennis C. Mueller (2003), ‘The Reason for Collective Choice – Redistribution’, in Public Choice III, Part I, Chapter 3, New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 44–63 [20] [Volume III Total: 616 pp] [Whole Collection = 92 articles = 2,019 pp]

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Book SynopsisWhile there is no denying that the world has made huge progress against absolute poverty over the last 200 years, until recent times the bulk of that progress had been made in wealthy countries only. The good news is that we have seen greater progress against poverty in the developing world in recent times-indeed, a faster pace of progress against extreme poverty than the rich world saw over a period of 100 years or more of economic development. However, continuing progress is far from assured. High and rising inequality has stalled progress against poverty in many countries. We are seeing generally rising relative poverty in the rich world as a whole over recent decades. And even in the developing world, there has been less progress in reaching the poorest, who risk being left behind, and a great many people in the emerging middle class remain highly vulnerable to falling back into poverty.The Economics of Poverty strives to support well-informed efforts to put in place effective policies to assure continuing success in reducing poverty in all its dimensions. The book reviews critically the past and present debates on the central policy issues of economic development everywhere. How much poverty is there? Why does poverty exist? What can be done to eliminate poverty? Martin Ravallion provides an accessible new synthesis of current knowledge on these issues. It does not assume that readers know economics already. Those new to economics get a lot of help along the way in understanding its concepts and methods. Economics lives though its relevance to real world problems, and here the problem of global poverty is both the central focus and a vehicle for learning.Trade Review"Many economics students are motivated by the struggle for a better world. Here, at last, is the book for them. Building on extensive research, Ravallion asks: What can we learn about poverty from past thinkers? How should we measure poverty? What reduces it? Readers don't need prior knowledge of economics: this clear, rigorous text teaches the economic basics, not as a chore, but as part of learning what's wrong and how to put it right." -- Michael Lipton, Research Professor of Economics, University of Sussex "This book is a tour de force. Covering history of thought, analytical tools and policy issues, it provides an indispensable introduction to the economics of poverty. Martin Ravallion is a global leader in the field of poverty analysis. His book will prove to be of lasting value not only to students, but also to seasoned researchers and policy analysts." -- Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs and Professor of Economics, Cornell University "This landmark book demonstrates clearly and convincingly the power of economic ideas and analysis in tackling the blight of global poverty and provides the perfect grounding-rigorous yet inspirational-for young scholars seeking to help the world's poorest." -- Lyn Squire, Director of the World Bank's 1990 World Development Report, Poverty "For the first time in history, we have the knowledge and tools to end extreme poverty. Dr. Ravallion's insightful and practical analysis provides a blueprint for the next generation of leaders to seize this opportunity and build vibrant, inclusive economies." -- Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "An indispensable reference for anyone interested in any aspect of the economics of poverty by the indisputable world expert in this area." -- François Bourguignon, Paris School of EconomicsTable of ContentsPART 1: HISTORY OF THOUGHT ; Chapter 1: Origins of the Idea of a World Free of Poverty ; Chapter 2: New Thinking on Poverty after 1950 ; PART 2: MEASURES AND METHODS ; Chapter 3: Measuring Welfare ; Chapter 4: Poverty Lines ; Chapter 5: Poverty and Inequality Measures ; Chapter 6: Impact Evaluation ; PART 3: POVERTY AND POLICY ; Chapter 7: Dimensions of Poverty and Inequality in the World ; Chapter 8: Growth, Inequality and Poverty ; Chapter 9: Economy-Wide and Sectoral Policies ; Chapter 10: Targeted Interventions ; Conclusions: Past Progress and Future Challenges

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Book SynopsisWhat do we mean by inequality comparisons? If the rich just get richer and the poor get poorer, the answer might seem easy. But what if the income distribution changes in a complicated way? Can we use mathematical or statistical techniques to simplify the comparison problem in a way that has economic meaning? What does it mean to measure inequality? Is it similar to National Income? Or a price index? Is it enough just to work out the Gini coefficient?Measuring Inequality tackles these questions and examines the underlying principles of inequality measurement and its relation to welfare economics, distributional analysis, and information theory. The book covers modern theoretical developments in inequality analysis, as well as showing how the way we think about inequality today has been shaped by classic contributions in economics and related disciplines. Formal results and detailed literature discussion are provided in two appendices. The principal points are illustrated in the main teTrade ReviewIt complements contemporary theoretical developments * THES *Table of Contents1. First Principles ; 2. Charting Inequality ; 3. Analysing Inequality ; 4. Modelling Inequality ; 5. From Theory to Practice ; A. Technical Appendix 26 ; B. Notes on Sources and Literature

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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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Book SynopsisWelfare States and Immigrant Rights deals with the impact of welfare states on immigrants'' social rights, economic well-being and social inclusion, and it offers the first systematic comparison of immigrants'' social rights across welfare states. To study immigrants'' social rights the author develops an analytical framework that focuses on the interplay between 1) the type of welfare state regime, 2) forms of entry, or entry categories, and 3) the incorporation regime regulating the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants. The book maps out the development of immigrants'' social rights from the early postwar period until around 2010 in six countries representing different welfare state regimes: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, and Denmark. Part I addresses three major issues. The first is how inclusive or exclusionary welfare state policies are in relation to immigrants, and especially how the type of welfare state and incorporation regime affect their socTrade ReviewA welcome, innovative addition to the literature ... Drawing on both welfare-state and international-migration literature, this is an essential read for scholars with an interest in political science and migration studies. * Sarah Hackett, Times Higher Education *A grounding and impressive study. Both welfare state and immigration scholars will find much important material in this book. * Sofia A. Perez, ILR Review *Table of ContentsPART I: IMMIGRANTS' SOCIAL RIGHTS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; PART II: THE POLITICS OF INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Health Economics provides an accessible and authoritative guide to health economics, intended for scholars and students in the field, as well as those in adjacent disciplines including health policy and clinical medicine. The chapters stress the direct impact of health economics reasoning on policy and practice, offering readers an introduction to the potential reach of the discipline. Contributions come from internationally-recognized leaders in health economics and reflect the worldwide reach of the discipline. Authoritative, but non-technical, the chapters place great emphasis on the connections between theory and policy-making, and develop the contributions of health economics to problems arising in a variety of institutional contexts, from primary care to the operations of health insurers. The volume addresses policy concerns relevant to health systems in both developed and developing countries. It takes a broad perspective, with relevance to systems with siTrade ReviewComprehensively covers the multiple aspects of health and medical care . . . this important handbook is a must read for the expanding masters in global health programmes. * Devi Sridhar, The Lancet *This is a first-rate handbook - comprehensive and balanced - it is an excellent introduction to multiple aspects of health and medical care. * Victor R. Fuchs, Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor Emeritus, Stanford University (Departments of Economics and Health Research and Policy) *A comprehensive guide to the ever-growing field of health economics: indispensable, not only for the academic researcher but also for the policy-maker. * Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics *A "must have" for anyone who cares about this subject. The authors cross the full spectrum in terms of specialties, geography, and political orientation. * Gail Wilensky, Senior Fellow, Project HOPE *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Health Systems in Industrialized Countries ; 3. Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries ; 4. The Political Economy of Health Care ; 5. The Promise of Health: Evidence of the Impact of Health on Income and Well-Being ; 6. Health Production ; 7. Socioeconomic Status and Health: Dimensions and Mechanisms ; 8. Determinants of Health in Childhood ; 9. Economics of Infectious Diseases ; 10. Economics of Health Behaviours and Addictions: Contemporary Issues and Policy Implications ; 11. Economic and Mental Health: An International Perspective ; 12. Public Sector Health Care Financing ; 13. Voluntary Private Health Insurance ; 14. Health Care Cost Growth ; 15. User Charges ; 16. Insurance and the Demand for Medical Care ; 17. Guaranteed Access to Affordable Coverage in Individual Health Insurance Markets ; 18. Managed Care ; 19. Hospitals: Teaming Up ; 20. Primary Care ; 21. The Global Health Workforce ; 22. The Economics of the Biopharmaceutical Industry ; 23. Disease Prevention, Health Care and Economics ; 24. Long-Term Care ; 25. Physician Agency and Payment for Primary Medical Care ; 26. Provider Payment and Incentives ; 27. Non-Price Rationing and Waiting Times ; 28. Increasing Competition between Providers in Health Care Markets: The Economic Evidence ; 29. Measuring Organizational Performance ; 30. Health System Productivity ; 31. The Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Inform Decisions about the Use of Health Care Interventions and Programmes ; 32. Analysing Uncertainty in Cost-effectiveness for Decision Making ; 33. Health Utility Measurement ; 34. Concepts of Equity and Fairness in Health and Health Care ; 35. Measuring Inequality and Inequity in Health and Health Care ; 36. Intergenerational Aspects of Health Care ; 37. Econometric Evaluation of Health Policies ; 38. Health Economics and Policy: The Challenges of Proselytising

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Book SynopsisEconomists studying environmental collective action and green governance have paid little attention to gender. Research on gender and green governance in other disciplines has focused mainly on women''s near absence from forestry institutions. This interdisciplinary book turns that focus on its head to ask: what if women were present in these institutions? What difference would that make? Would women''s inclusion in forest governance - undeniably important for equity - also affect decisions on forest use and outcomes for conservation and subsistence? Are women''s interests in forests different from men''s? Would women''s presence lead to better forests and more equitable access? Does it matter which class of women governs? And how large a presence of women would make an impact? Answers to these questions can prove foundational for effective environmental governance. Yet they have hardly been empirically investigated. In an analysis that is conceptually sophisticated and statistically rTrade ReviewGender and Green Governance is a magisterial work of astounding erudition. While resplendent with field interviews and statistical tables, its ultimate significance is as a thought-provoking examination of political institutionswhat makes them legitimate, efficient, inclusive, representative and stable over time. * Studies in Indian Politics *Gender and Green Governance will rightly be acknowledged as a classic not just in environmental studies, but in studies of development, governance, public action and public service delivery more broadly ... It is a rigorous, engaged and deeply serious exploration of the conditions under which the greater involvement of women in forest management committees improves the quality of environmental (or green) governance ... it is a landmark text. * Stuart Corbridge, The Journal of Development Studies *[A] tour de force ... rigorous, insightful and broad-ranging ... The book is innovative at more levels than one can list. * Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express *An impressive study of women and community forestry in India and Nepal. * Nancy Folbre, The New York Times *Path-breaking...an immense contribution not only to ecological economics but also to political science, rural sociology, and energy studies...a landmark contribution with depth and insight. * Joan Martinez-Alier, Economic and Political Weekly *An immense, novel contribution to the literature and a milestone in the ongoing debate on forest governance, gender, rural energy and political economy...exceptional. * Kanchana Wickramasinghe, South Asia Economic Journal *A timely reminder of the need for broad-based "Green Governance" which is inclusive of women. While focused on the forestry sector, the book very convincingly establishes the principle of community participation in management, conservation and sustainable use of dwindling natural resources. * Khawar Mumtaz, The Friday Times *Bina Agarwal has crafted a book of central importance in today's world. Both women and their connections with forests have been under-represented in the field, in academic research, and in policy. With analytical rigour and originality, Agarwal bridges these major gaps in our understanding of the difference women can make, when they are actively involved in forest governance. * Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2009 *Beautifully written and soundly argued, this book makes an outstanding contribution to the fields of both environmental economics and governance. Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork in India and Nepal, and eschewing easy generalizations, Bina Agarwal offers a richly layered and insightful treatment of the effects of women's presence in local bodies governing village forests. * Jean-Philippe Platteau, University of Namur and co-author of Halting Degradation of Natural Resources *A nuanced analysis that demonstrates the value of mixed-methods approaches ... an important book. * Ruth Meinzein-Dick, Feminist Economics *Cutting across areas of economics, environmental studies, political economy, gender studies, local green governance and public policy, this book needs to be read by all...this is a book for the people. * Manju Chellani, Indian Journal of Gender Studies *Table of ContentsPART 1: THE POTENTIAL OF PRESENCE; PART 2: THE IMPACT OF PRESENCE; PART 3: BEYOND PRESENCE

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Book SynopsisWhy does poverty persist? A critical, but so far ignored, part of the answer lies in the fact that poverty is regularly created. Large numbers of people are escaping poverty, but large numbers are concurrently falling into chronic poverty. This book presents the first large-scale examination of the reasons why people fall into poverty and how they escape it in diverse contexts. Drawing upon personal interviews with 35,000 households in different parts of India, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, and the United States, it takes you on an illustrative journey, filled with facts, analyses, and the life stories of people who fell into abject poverty and others who managed to escape their seemingly predetermined fates. Letting a farmhand''s son or daughter remain a farmhand, even though he or she is potentially the next Einstein, is a tragedy that poor people witness time after time. Remedying this situation is crucial for making poverty history. This book addresses how equal opportunity can be promoted Trade Review[The book] incorporates ideas from both political theory and economics, but is much more engaged and practical than abstract approaches to conceptions of poverty or fiddling with numbers and metrics. Krishna also gives a human face to his account by including some short examples of individual life stories. One Illness Away offers a revealing perspective on poverty. It should have relevance and appeal to a broad audience, not just workers in development, economists, and other specialists. * Danny Yee, Law and Economics Review *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Refilling the Pool of Poverty ; 2. Poverty Flows ; 3. The Rising-Falling Tide ; 4. Reasons for Descent: The Health Poverty Trap ; 5. Reasons for Escape: Diversification and Agriculture ; 6. Connecting Capability with Opportunity: Investing in Information ; 7. A Two-Pronged Strategy: Protection and Opportunity ; Appendix: Measuring Poverty: Testing Stages-of-Progress

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989, The Undeserving Poor was a critically acclaimed and enormously influential account of America''s enduring debate about poverty. Taking stock of the last quarter century, Michael B. Katz''s new edition of this classic is virtually a new book. As the first did, it will force all concerned Americans to reconsider the foundations of our policies toward the poor, especially in the wake of the Great Recession that began in 2008.Katz highlights how throughout American history, the poor have been regarded as undeserving: people who do not deserve sympathy because they brought their poverty on themselves, either through laziness and immorality, or because they are culturally or mentally deficient. This long-dominant view sees poverty as a personal failure, serving to justify America''s mean-spirited treatment of the poor. Katz reminds us, however, that there are other explanations of poverty besides personal failure. Poverty has been written about as a problem of place, of resources, of political economy, of power, and of market failure. Katz looks at each idea in turn, showing how they suggest more effective approaches to our struggle against poverty. The Second Edition includes important new material. It now sheds light on the revival of the idea of culture in poverty research; the rehabilitation of Daniel Patrick Moynihan; the resurgent role of biology in discussions of the causes of poverty, such as in The Bell Curve; and the human rights movement''s intensified focus on alleviating world poverty. It emphasizes the successes of the War on Poverty and Great Society, especially at the grassroots level. It is also the first book to chart the rise and fall of the underclass as a concept driving public policy.A major revision of a landmark study, The Undeserving Poor helps readers to see poverty-and our efforts to combat it--in a new light.Trade ReviewA convincing and clear historical perspective on the peculiar perceptions of poverty and welfare in the United States . * William Julius Wilson, University of Chicago *Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter One ; The Undeserving Poor: Morals, Culture and Biology ; Chapter Two ; Poverty and the Politics of Liberation ; Chapter Three ; Intellectual Foundations of the War on Poverty and Great Society ; Chapter Four ; Interpretations of Poverty in the Conservative Ascendance ; Chapter Five ; The Rise and Fall of the <"Underclass>" ; Epilogue ; What Kind of a Problem is Poverty? ; Acknowledgments ; Index

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Book SynopsisIn the 1960s Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood was labeled America’s largest ghetto. But its brownstones housed a coterie of black professionals intent on bringing order and hope to the community. In telling their story Michael Woodsworth reinterprets the War on Poverty by revealing its roots in local activism and policy experiments.Trade ReviewIn this engaging and powerful book, Michael Woodsworth recasts the War on Poverty as the fruit of a long community-based struggle against urban disinvestment and racism. By showing just how much of 1960s urban reform percolated up from the grassroots, Battle for Bed-Stuy offers fresh insight into the relationship between activism and policy and the promises and perils of place-based politics. -- Mason B. Williams, author of City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New YorkThis original and well-written account of postwar community activism makes an excellent and provocative case that Bed-Stuy, long overshadowed by Harlem, is a key site for understanding postwar African American history. -- Karen Ferguson, author of Top Down: The Ford Foundation, Black Power, and the Reinvention of Racial LiberalismAn impressive work that shows how local bureaucracies and energized political activists—in this case innovative African American residents and property owners—made the War on Poverty do what it was intended to do: reflect the interests of local people who knew Bed-Stuy was a community, not a so-called slum. -- Kent B. Germany, University of South Carolina[This book] will especially interest readers who want to understand the political economy of the war on poverty. Moreover, though Woodsworth’s book focuses on a single American neighborhood, it gives readers a look at the forces that led to failures, and successes, in combating poverty in many American cities during the post-war period. The book is very well written…Battle for Bed-Stuy is an excellent introduction to how the war on poverty played out in the largest ghetto in American's largest city. -- F. H. Smith * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Silver Medal in Economics, Axiom Business Book Awards""One of Prospect's Best Economics Books of 2019""[Blanchflower] makes a strong case. . . . Should Jeremy Corbyn reach 10 Downing Street, he should ring Dartmouth. I can’t think of a better choice for Bank of England Governor than David Blanchflower."---Howard Reed, Prospect Magazine"Blanchflower convincingly demonstrates that behind the boasts of high employment lies the phenomenon of widespread underemployment, with many people working less than they want to, or in jobs way beneath their qualifications."---William Keegan, The Observer"It is the most anticipated economic book."---Tom Keene, Bloomberg Surveillance"The most interesting parts of the book . . . are the ones that attempt to draw a link between underemployment, hopelessness, and support for radical right-wing politicians. . . . Blanchflower’s main message—that Western economies are in dire straits unless they take more radical measures—is a welcome corrective to the idea that low unemployment numbers indicate rude economic health. As global growth weakens and the world gets used to what looks like a protracted trade war between the U.S. and China, the question of the lack of good jobs is not going away."---Sharon Lam, Reuters Breakingviews"Wide-ranging and impeccably researched . . . . [Not Working] is an excellent critique of mainstream economics that explains why many advanced economies’ labour markets aren’t working. In doing so, it identifies a number of deep-seated flaws in modern capitalism."---Grace Blakeley, New Statesman"Challenging and much acclaimed."---Klaus F. Zimmermann, Global Labor Organization"David Blanchflower’s central theme is the crisis of underemployment and underpayment, yet his title Not Working expresses a more general failure of the global economy as well . . . . for mea culpas and an honest if demoralising insider view, read Blanchflower."---Joanna Kavenna, New Scientist"Not Working: Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone demonstrates that there are still far too few decent jobs in America . . . . The policies proposed by the current crop of presidential candidates indicate that they have not fully absorbed the lessons of low incomes in America."---Jeff Madrick, Book Post"I didn’t know I was interested in labor economics, but this new book by [Blanchflower] is really good. It explores the malaise and dysfunction in the US and Europe and argued cogently that the best strategy forward is jobs, jobs, jobs. And he suggests how to get them."---Nicholas Kristof"This is a searching and incisive study of the labour market and patterns of work, especially since the financial crash of 2008. It highlights connections between employment, economic policy, politics and mental health, shedding a great deal of light on contemporary developments and building on earlier insights from Keynes and Beveridge (‘misery leads to hate’)." * Paradigm Explorer *"In this book, Blanchflower, one of the world’s most respected labour market economists, turns his attention to the long-term unemployed and disenfranchised, and explains how their plight has profound ramifications both for society and business." * People Management *"David Blanchflower delivers a stinging rebuke to his profession, saying economists’ failure to get out into the real world muddled their models."---Edward Luce, Financial Times"In his innovative analysis . . . Blanchflower doubles down on cheap money, plus revitalised infrastructure spending, to solve the problem of the 'underemployed'—people who can’t get decent full-time jobs." * Prospect *"[Blanchflower] has an impressive command of the literature . . . linking economic decline to indicators of misery."---Jane Humphries and Benjamin Schneider, Project Syndicate

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Alice Amsden Book Award, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics""Winner of the Murdo J. MacLeod Book Prize, Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association""Co-Winner of the EHS First Monograph Prize, Economic History Society""Co-Winner of the Michael H. Hunt Prize in International History, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations""Honorable Mention for the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations""Finalist for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize""Honorable Mention for the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association""The strengths of the book are many, and the originality of the argument and the well-researched chain of events on the micro and meso levels make the book both a page-turner and a real contribution to the discussion on how and why the mixed economy, or the third way, is such a tightrope, both in the Americas and elsewhere."---Martin Andersson, Economic History Review"[A] dazzling, transnational history. . . . [The] insights it provides into the link between decentralized development from 50 years ago and contemporary privatization across the Americas is revelatory."---J. M. Rosenthal, Choice Reviews"Sorting Out the Mixed Economy [is Amy Offner’s] epic and field-changing work."---Quinn Slobodian, Dissent Magazine"In telling the story of Lilienthal and other ex–New Deal officials, Amy C. Offner’s Sorting Out the Mixed Economy remakes a popular understanding of how today’s neoliberalism was built. . . . Offner’s book has left us better equipped to understand this past, and to look ahead toward future turbulence."---Pablo Pryluka, Public Books"Sorting Out the Mixed Economy is an ambitious and thought-provoking study that reframes our understanding of both development and neoliberalism and will shape research in many scholarly fields. . . . In terms of the history of relations between the United States and Latin America, Offner inverts one of the field’s most important narratives."---Margarita Fajardo, H-LatAm"One of the great virtues of Offner’s book is that it eschews a discussion of international development in the sense of a project undertaken by donors in a foreign country, but rather views the US involvement in Colombia from the 1950s to the 1980s, as well the New Deal and War on Poverty in the US, as intertwined projects. It is a conceptual shift that has major implications for how we study development. . . . Offner’s book leaves us wondering if there is such a thing as a history of development to be written separately from the history of political economy."---Journal of Contemporary History, Artemy M. Kalinovsky"Sorting out the Mixed Economy succeeds brilliantly in illuminating the internal contradictions of mid-century development projects and in demonstrating the deep roots of policies such as decentralization, privatization, and fiscal austerity. . . . The book should be required reading for historians of development, state action, and neoliberalism in Latin America and transnational historians of Latin America and the United States."---Andra B. Chastain, Journal of Social History"Amy Offner has written an original and intellectually subversive book that, in the guise of a detailed study of the development politics of Colombia in the mid-twentieth century, mounts a powerful challenge to established methods of studying neoliberal thought and practice. . . . Offner reminds us that we ought to look beyond the [Mont Pelerin Society] in constructing genealogies of neoliberalism and to consider the less formal and more popular languages of economic argument that have also played a role in public-policy debates."---Ben Jackson, Modern Intellectual History"This extensively researched and sophisticated study breaks through conventional origin stories of neoliberalism. . . . This is regional history at its best. Offner shows a command of the institutions, politics, landscapes, and social structure of Colombia, no less than the US. . . . Interviews with early residents of [self-help] housing stands out as a social history gem."---Eileen Boris, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas"Offner’s book is an exceptional contribution to the fields of US history, history of economics, Latin American state-building and US social welfare policy, and of the cataclysm of the final decades of the twentieth century."---Fernanda Conforto de Oliveira, Journal of Latin American Studies"This book is essential reading for historians of development and public policy in the twentieth-century Americas. Agricultural historians will be particularly interested in Offner’s analysis of Colombia’s early 1960s land reform and the questions that this raises about the nature of land reform in other contexts, particularly its often conflicting economic and social aims."---Eve E. Buckley, Agricultural History"[A] profound contribution. . . . It may well be the most compelling appeal yet for historians to abandon the binary straitjacket of ‘First’ and ‘Third’ worlds."---Tore Olsson, Enterprise and Society

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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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Book SynopsisPreface PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Introduction Economics Without Ethics? Approaches to Ethics and Justice PART II: ETHICAL VALUES, INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS Individuals, Norms and Ethical Values Social Interactions and Ethical Values Markets and Ethical Values PART III: ETHICAL ISSUES FOR EVALUATING ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS The Morality of Markets and Government Intervention Individual Preferences, Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis Production, Income and Growth Fairness, Distribution and Equality PART IV: APPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION Ethics and Applied Economics Conclusion References IndexTrade Review"Within its chosen frame of reference the authors have made a substantial contribution." - Economic & Political Weekly "Dutt and Wilber provide a compact yet comprehensive introduction to economics and ethics that thoroughly engages neoclassical economics, distinguishes different approaches to ethics, and discusses such fundamental issues as justice and equality. This is an excellent book, and is highly recommended for teaching and as a resource for scholars." - John B. Davis, Marquette University and University of Amsterdam ''This is a good and helpful introduction to the normative dimensions of economic theory and policy.'' - Albino Barrera, Providence College 'Wilber and Dutt bring a wealth of knowledge and humanity to the task of revitalizing the art of economics. This book provides a nuanced and timely account of the importance of ethics to our understanding of economics and public policies. The reader is in thoughtful and trustworthy hands.' - Jonathan B. Wight, Professor of Economics at the University of RichmondTable of ContentsPreface PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Introduction Economics Without Ethics? Approaches to Ethics and Justice PART II: ETHICAL VALUES, INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS Individuals, Norms and Ethical Values Social Interactions and Ethical Values Markets and Ethical Values PART III: ETHICAL ISSUES FOR EVALUATING ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS The Morality of Markets and Government Intervention Individual Preferences, Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis Production, Income and Growth Fairness, Distribution and Equality PART IV: APPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION Ethics and Applied Economics Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe author aims to develop conceptual refining and theoretical reframing of the productivist welfare capitalism thesis in order to address a set of questions concerning whether and how productivist welfarism has experienced both continuity and change in East Asia.Trade Review“Kim's main thesis is compelling, and any graduate reading list on East Asian social policy would be enriched by the addition of this text, as it succinctly challenges the orthodoxy that there is a singular welfare model for East Asia in a cogent and accessible manner.” (Tom Emery, Social Policy Administration, Vol. 53 (3), May, 2018)Table of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Debates on the East Asian Welfare Type 1.2 Arguments in Brief 1.3 Terms, Scope and Method of Analysis 1.4 The Structure of the Book 2. Institutional Variation in Productivist Welfare Capitalism 2.1 East Asian Welfare States from a Comparative Perspective 2.2 Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfarism 2.3 Empirical Test: Cluster Analysis 2.4 Concluding Remarks 3. What Drives the Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfare Capitalism? 3.1 Theories of Welfare State Development 3.2 Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfare Capitalism 3.3 Empirical Test: Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis 3.4 Concluding Remarks 4. Three Cases of Productivist Welfare Capitalism 4.1 Korea: Inclusive Productivist Welfare 4.2 Singapore: Market Productivist Welfare 4.3 China: Dualist Productivist Welfare 5. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisRecent policies have replaced direct government funding for teaching with fees paid by students. As well as saddling graduates with enormous debt, satisfaction rates are low, a high proportion of graduates are in non-graduate jobs, and public debt from unpaid loans is rocketing. This timely and challenging analysis combines theoretical and data analysis and insights gained from running a university, to give robust new policy proposals: lower fees; reintroduce maintenance awards; impose student number caps; maintain taxpayer funding; cancel the TEF; re-build the external examiner system; restructure the contingent-repayment loan scheme; and establish different roles for different types of institutions, to encourage excellence and ultimately benefit society.Trade Review"An eloquent and convincing case that the changes in the funding of higher education since 2010 have taken the English university system in a fundamentally mistaken direction". Alasdair Smith, University of Sussex"Convincingly undermines the rationale for the funding regime for English higher education established since 2010 - and it does so strictly on the government’s own terms." Peter Scott, Institute of Education, University College London“An extremely topical up-to-date analysis of recent Government policies and their effect on the public purse, student finance, student behaviour, the university system and the internal management of universities.. will be invaluable for a wide group of readers, from higher education employees and staff to policy makers, the media and students.” Dame Hon Margaret Hodge MP"Excellent analysis of how UK university reforms since 2012 have proved dysfunctional because they created too little, not too much, competition, and allowed university managements to divert most of the extra fee funding to their own ends. It offers solutions from the insights of two economists and a former VC." Peter Holmes, University of Sussex"A robust and astute diagnosis of some of the detrimental effects generated by the fee/loan system of funding introduced in 2012 and the regulatory regime established by the Higher Education and Research Act of 2017... a valuable source of arguments for an informed critique of the proposals that are expected to emerge shortly from the Augar Review of university funding and Dame Shirley Pearce’s independent review of the TEF." Council for the Defence of British UniversitiesTable of ContentsIntroduction How Did We Get Here? A Short Note On: The Case for Free Tuition and the Scottish Approach Markets Without Competition Stakeholders and Expenditures Expanding Numbers and Maintaining Standards A Short Note On: Setting up the OIA Widening Participation and Student Finance A Short Note On: The Open University A Short Note On: The Case for Career Colleges: The US Model, by Lincoln E. Frank Adjusting to the Future

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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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