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Incomes and the Welfare State

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The Welfare State is a key policy issue of the 1990s. The essays in this book depart from much of the recent economic debate in emphasising the positive contributions of the Welfare State, and in assessing its efficiency in relation to the objectives which it is intended to achieve. These objectives are not just the alleviation of poverty but more broadly the provision of security and the redistribution of income. Part A of the book sets the current debate in the context of the current evidence about income inequality and poverty in Europe. Part B analyses the existing role of the Welfare State, with particular reference to retirement pensions and unemployment benefit. Part C investigates proposals for reform and security. What is the case for greater targeting? How can we design a social safety net? What is the future of European social protection policy?

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  • Atkinson,Anthony Barnes, 1996. "Incomes and the Welfare State," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521557962, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:cbooks:9780521557962
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    1. Matsaganis Manos & Flevotomou Maria, 2008. "A Basic Income for Housing? Simulating a Universal Housing Transfer in the Netherlands and Sweden," Basic Income Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 2(2), pages 1-25, January.
    2. Marsiliani, L. & Renstrom, T.I., 2000. "Inequality, Environmental Protection and Growth," Discussion Paper 2000-34, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
    3. Marsiliani, L. & Renstrom, T.I., 2000. "Inequality, Environmental Protection and Growth," Other publications TiSEM 4b2514ec-6e0c-448e-901a-a, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    4. Matsaganis, Manos & Flevotomou, Maria & Levy, Horacio, 2010. "Non take up of social benefits in Greece and Spain," EUROMOD Working Papers EM7/10, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research.
    5. Luigi, Bernardi, 2003. "Tax systems and tax reforms in Europe: Rationale and open issue for more radical reforms," MPRA Paper 18041, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Frederick Van der Ploeg, 2004. "The Welfare State, Redistribution and the Economy, Reciprocal Altruism, Consumer Rivalry and Second Best," CESifo Working Paper Series 1234, CESifo.
    7. Rojhat B. Avsar, 2012. "On the Pro-Social Security Rhetoric," Forum for Social Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(2-3), pages 187-205, July.
    8. Matsaganis, Manos & Flevotomou, Maria, 2007. "The impact of mortgage interest tax relief in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Italy and Greece," EUROMOD Working Papers EM2/07, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research.
    9. Casarico Alessandra, 2001. "Pension systems in integrated capital markets," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 1(1), pages 1-19, November.
    10. Paetzold, Jörg, 2012. "The Convergence of Welfare State Indicators in Europe: Evidence from Panel Data," Working Papers in Economics 2012-4, University of Salzburg.
    11. Casarico, Alessandra, 1998. "Pension Reform and Economic Performance under Imperfect Capital Markets," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 108(447), pages 344-362, March.
    12. A.B. Atkinson, 1999. "Income inequality in the UK," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 8(4), pages 283-288, June.
    13. Sauro Mocetti, 2004. "Social Protection and Human Capital: Test of a Hypothesis," Department of Economics University of Siena 425, Department of Economics, University of Siena.

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