Barr, N. A. <br/><br/>
The economics of the welfare state / 
Nicholas Barr 
 - 4. ed. 
 - Oxford ; New York :  Oxford University Press,  2004. 
 - xxii, 408 p. :  il. ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Inclui bibliografia 
<br/><br/>Parte I: Concepts: The historical background. -- Political theory: social justice and the state. -- Economic theory: state intervention. --  Economic theory: insurance. -- Problems of definition and measurement. -- Part II: Cash benefits: Financing the welfare state. -- Insurance: unemployment, sickness, and disability. -- Consumption smoothing: old-age pensions. -- Poverty relief. -- Strategies for reform. -- Part III: Benefits in kind. -- Health and health care. -- School education. -- Higher education 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199264971 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bem-estar econômico
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Grã-Bretanha          ---Condições econômicas
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330