The Welfare State in Europe, 2nd Edition
Economic and Social Perspectives
$154.11
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2018
Summary
Although in Europe there continues to be a large degree of consensus that it is the responsibility of government to ensure that nobody who is poor, sick, disabled, unemployed, or old is left deprived, there are mounting calls to roll back spending on the welfare state. It is argued that it fails to achieve its main objectives, that it is responsible for a decline in economic performance, and that it was conceived in a very different period and is therefore not adapted to modern realities.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198817055 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198817053 |
| Author: | Pierre Pestieau, Mathieu Lefebvre |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 237mm x 165mm x 13mm |
About The Author
Pierre Pestieau
Pierre Pestieau is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Liège, Belgium. He is also a member of CORE, Louvain-la-Neuve, an associate member of PSE, Paris, and a CESIfo Fellow. Previously, he taught at Cornell University. His major interests are pension economics, social insurance, inheritance taxation, and redistributive policies. His books include Social Security and Retirement (MIT Press, 2005) and The Welfare State in the European Union (Oxford University Press, 2005).
Mathieu Lefebvre is an Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg, where he is a member of the Bureau d’Économie Théorique et Appliquée. Previously, he held positions at the University of Lyon and the University of Montpellier. His research is in the areas of public economics, labor economics, and behavioral economics. His work includes the evaluation of labor market policies for the elderly, the performance of social protection, and poverty measurement in old age.
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