Description: Further DetailsTitle: Understanding the Cost of WelfareCondition: NewEAN: 9781447334033ISBN: 9781447334033Edition: Third EditionPublisher: Policy PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/24/2017Description: The challenge of meeting the growing cost of welfare is one of the most pressing issues facing governments of our time. Glennerster’s authoritative Understanding the cost of welfare assesses what welfare costs and how it is funded sector-by-sector. The book is written in a clear, accessible style, ideally suited to both teaching and study, and the general reader. This substantially revised third edition includes: •Discussion of the many funding issues now facing welfare states, such as demographic change, tax resistance, slow growth and austerity programmes •The theory and practice of devolved tax and budgetary responsibilities between UK nations and in comparison with other countries •New chapters on pensions and post-16 education •More regular and extensive comparative analysis Divided into 3 sections, covering Principles, Service funding, and The Future, the book Includes questions for discussion and suggestions for further reading, making it an easy-to-use, essential resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate students of Social Policy, Sociology, Politics and Public Administration.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 240mmItem Length: 172mmAuthor: Howard GlennersterGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Business & FinanceBook Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and PracticeRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Understanding the Cost of Welfare
Title: Understanding the Cost of Welfare
EAN: 9781447334033
ISBN: 9781447334033
Edition: Third Edition
Release Date: 05/24/2017
Release Year: 2017
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Business & Finance
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding the Cost of Welfare
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Public Policy / Social Security, Public Policy / Social Policy, Economic Conditions, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Features: New Edition
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.6 Oz
Author: Howard Glennerster
Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.8 in
Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Ser.
Format: Hardcover
