{"product_id":"readings-in-social-welfare-9780631220725","title":"Readings in Social Welfare","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReadings in Social Welfare: Theory and Policy,\u003c\/i\u003e Robert E. Kuenne packages postwar classics with contemporary discussions to examine the impact of social welfare theory on policy development. The book introduces students to frameworks developed by scholars to monitor the market''s inefficiencies, to modify its income distribution and resource allocation, and to make decisions for social investment. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe readings cover practical issues of national and international concern, such as income and wealth distribution, the measurement of social welfare, recent movements in government regulation theory and practice, the economics of drug prohibition, and the role of the public''s risk aversion in the determination of public investment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book and its complement, \u003ci\u003eReadings in Applied Microeconomic Theory: Market Forces and Solutions,\u003c\/i\u003e are part of the Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Authors. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I. THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH: STATIC AND LIFE CYCLE VIEWS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Recent Trends in the Size Distribution of Household Wealth (Edward N. Wolff).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Missing Piece in Policy Analysis: Social Security Reform (Martin Feldstein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II. SOCIAL JUDGMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The General Theory of Second Best (R. G. Lipsey and Kelvin Lancaster).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. An Economic Theory of Clubs (James M. Buchanan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Consumer’s Surplus Without Apology (Robert D. Willig).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Social Costs of Monopoly Power (Keith Cowling and Dennis C. Mueller).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Rationality and Social Choice (Amartya Sen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III. WHEN MARKETS FAIL OR FALTER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Tragedy of the Commons (Garrett Hardin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Market for \"Lemons\": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism (George A. Akerlof).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV. SOCIAL REGULATION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Behavior of the firm Under Regulatory Constraint (Harvey Averch and Leland L. Johnson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Theories of Economic Regulation (Richard A. Posner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Surprises of Airline Deregulation (Alfred E. Kahn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Economic Case Against Drug Prohibition (Jeffrey A. Miron and Jeffrey Zwiebel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Economic Foundations of the Current Regulatory Reform Efforts (W. Kip Viscusi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V. PUBLIC GOODS AND INVESTMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure (Paul A. Samuelson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Uncertainty and the Evaluation of Public Investment Decisions (Kenneth J. Arrow and Robert C. Lind).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Selling Spectrum Rights (John McMillan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Analyzing the Airwaves Auction (R. Preston McAFee and John McMillan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403435549015,"sku":"9780631220725","price":58.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631220725.jpg?v=1730483466","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/readings-in-social-welfare-9780631220725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}