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Readings in social welfare : theory and policy

Title
Readings in social welfare : theory and policy / edited by Robert E. Kuenne.
Publication
Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2000.

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Kuenne, Robert E.
Description
xiv, 326 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Blackwell readings for contemporary economics
Uniform Title
Blackwell readings for contemporary economics.
Subject
  • Social policy > Economic aspects
  • Public welfare
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Pt. I. The Distribution of Wealth: Static and Life Cycle Views. 1. Recent Trends in the Size Distribution of Household Wealth / Edward N. Wolff. 2. The Missing Piece in Policy Analysis: Social Security Reform / Martin Feldstein -- Pt. II. Social Welfare Judgments and Measurement. 3. The General Theory of Second Best / R. G. Lipsey and Kelvin Lancaster. 4. An Economic Theory of Clubs / James M. Buchanan. 5. Consumer's Surplus Without Apology / Robert D. Willig. 6. The Social Costs of Monopoly Power / Keith Cowling and Dennis C. Mueller. 7. Rationality and Social Choice / Amartya Sen -- Pt. III. When Markets Fail or Falter. 8. The Tragedy of the Commons / Garrett Hardin. 9. The Market for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism / George A. Akerlof -- Pt. IV. Social Regulation. 10. Behavior of the Firm Under Regulatory Constraint / Harvey Averch and Leland L. Johnson. 11. Theories of Economic Regulation / Richard A. Posner.
  • 12. Surprises of Airline Deregulation / Alfred E. Kahn. 13. The Economic Case Against Drug Prohibition / Jeffrey A. Miron and Jeffrey Zwiebel. 14. Economic Foundations of the Current Regulatory Reform Efforts / W. Kip Viscusi -- Pt. V. Public Goods and Investment. 15. The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure / Paul A. Samuelson. 16. Uncertainty and the Evaluation of Public Investment Decisions / Kenneth J. Arrow and Robert C. Lind. 17. Selling Spectrum Rights / John McMillan. 18. Analyzing the Airwaves Auction / R. Preston McAfee and John McMillan.
ISBN
  • 0631220712 (hb : alk. paper)
  • 0631220720 (pb : alk. paper)
LCCN
99086003
OCLC
  • ocm43096840
  • SCSB-3979300
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries