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The welfare state as piggy bank : information, risk, uncertainty, and the role of the state /

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Barr argues that the welfare state exists for reasons additional to poverty relief, reasons arising out of pervasive problems of imperfect information, risk and uncertainty.

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Main Author:	Barr, N. A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:	Oxford scholarship online. Oxford scholarship online. Economics and Finance module.
Subjects:	Welfare economics. Welfare state. Risk. Uncertainty. Risk Économie du bien-être. État providence. Risque. Incertitude. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Theory. Uncertainty Welfare economics Welfare state Verzorgingsstaat. Risico's. Onzekerheid. economische theorie economic theory sociaal beleid social policy overheidsbeleid government policy pensioenen pensions onderwijssubsidies educational grants sociaal welzijn social welfare sociale verzekering social insurance sociale verandering social change public finance armoede poverty werkloosheid unemployment onderwijsbeleid educational policy welvaartsstaat welfare state inkomensbeleid income policy Economic Theory Social Policy Economische theorie Sociaal beleid Electronic books.
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The welfare state as piggy bank : information, risk, uncertainty, and the role of the state /

by Barr, N. A.
Published 2001

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