Welfare States Achievements and Threats |
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| Author:
| Lindert, Peter H. |
| Series title: | Elements in Public Economics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-56543-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Refutes the commonly imagined threat to welfare states: that the welfare state package reduces the level and growth of GDP. Explores the threat of the rise of anti-immigrant backlash. Also investigates population aging, which poses a serious problem for financing old age.
Refutes the commonly imagined threat to welfare states: that the welfare state package reduces the level and growth of GDP. Explores the threat of the rise of anti-immigrant backlash. Also investigates population aging, which poses a serious problem for financing old age.