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Author Pestieau, Pierre, 1943-

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

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Description viii, 169 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-158) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Public welfare -- European Union countries.
Welfare state -- European Union countries.
European Union countries -- Social policy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0199261016 (hbk.)
0199261024 (pbk.)
9780199261017 (hbk.)
9780199261024 (pbk.)

 
    
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