Welfare Economics

The volume contains an editorial and nine contributions to the proceedings of the 14th international conference of the Faculty of Economics and Bus...

This innovative book shows that the health, education, and employment of billions of people have been improving on every continent in the past thre...

This book focuses on the economic aspects of cloud computing, a critical ICT infrastructure in our digital age. The market for cloud computing is r...

Aid instruments need to adjust to new challenges and priorities. Global pandemics, climate change, increased inequality, low economic growth, and c...

This book focuses on market law and policy in sub-Saharan Africa, showing how markets can be harnessed by poorer and developing economies to help m...

Why are so many adult children living still living with mum and dad? Why do young people seem so disinterested in politics? And what are the hidden...

Poverty in Canada is on the rise, particularly among certain groups. While in developing countries poverty may affect much of the population, in a ...

India's Constitution provides for a federal framework encompassing the central, state, and local governments. The system of fiscal transfers has be...

What do economists have to say about behavior within the context of the family? This book improves our understanding of how families and markets in...

Understanding the complex dimensions of global poverty is crucial for tackling its diverse challenges. While poverty manifests differently across r...

In the ongoing global pursuit for a fairer and more equitable world, the battle against poverty stands as a cornerstone. Addressing poverty require...

This book explores the role and effect of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) with different dimensions. It is being supported with strong empirical e...

This book examines the recent evolution of the Mediterranean Welfare regime, and how the economic crisis may be contributing to redefine its basic ...

This book examines the recent evolution of the Mediterranean Welfare regime, and how the economic crisis may be contributing to redefine its basic ...

This book examines the recent evolution of the Mediterranean Welfare regime, and how the economic crisis may be contributing to redefine its basic ...

Pension policy in the UK and US is designed on the assumption that people make informed financial decisions, consistently invest in pensions and ma...

This book conceptualizes and clarifies the meaning of sustainable performance, approaching it holistically from different perspectives. It focuses ...

Over time, the scope of public finance, as a branch of economics, has expanded with the changing role of governments. When considered from the posi...

This open-access volume accompanies the microdata release of the EU Loneliness Survey. Loneliness, often referred to as the epidemic of the 21st c...

This volume explores several aspects of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaums framework for thinking about individual well-being. Called the functioning...

This collective volume investigates the multi-scalar and international manifestations of planning models, projects and policies from the mid-twenti...