The welfare state in the European Union [electronic resource] : economic and social perspectives / Pierre Pestieau.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: viii, 169 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 361.6/5/094 22
LOC classification:
  • HV238 .P47 2006eb
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Contents:
Introduction -- Poverty and inequality -- Social spending -- Revenue sources -- Types of social protection -- Social insurance and globalization -- Welfare state and economic efficiency -- Efficiency of the welfare state -- Social versus private insurance -- Old age pensions -- Health care -- Unemployment and poverty -- Family allowances -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-158) and index.

Introduction -- Poverty and inequality -- Social spending -- Revenue sources -- Types of social protection -- Social insurance and globalization -- Welfare state and economic efficiency -- Efficiency of the welfare state -- Social versus private insurance -- Old age pensions -- Health care -- Unemployment and poverty -- Family allowances -- Conclusion.

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