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Peter Fishburn has had a splendidly productive career that led to path-breakin... Peter Fishburn has had a splendidly productive career that led to path-breaking c- tributions in a remarkable variety of areas of research. His contributions have been published in a vast literature ranging through journals of social choice and welfare... more

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This book studies the relationships between economic growth and social welfare... This book studies the relationships between economic growth and social welfare and the policy implications of these relationships for development. These relationships are analysed in this book by operationalising normative social choice theory with... more

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This book examines how and to what extent the European Employment Strategy and... This book examines how and to what extent the European Employment Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on Social Protection and Social Inclusion have influenced national labour market and social welfare policies. Focusing on the... more

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Reform of the welfare sector is an important yet difficult challenge for count... Reform of the welfare sector is an important yet difficult challenge for countries in transition from socialist central planning to market-oriented democracies. Here a scholar of the economics of socialism and post-socialist transition and a health... more

In 1962 economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus... In 1962 economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent in which they developed the principles of public choice theory. In the fifty years since its publication the book has defined the field and set the standard for... more

Arye L. Hillman There has been much economic theorizing directed at providing ... Arye L. Hillman There has been much economic theorizing directed at providing the politician with guidance in the design of policies that will amend market outcomes in ways that achieve specified efficiency or equity objectives. It has been common... more

This book - the first of two volumes- looks at episodes in American economic h... This book - the first of two volumes- looks at episodes in American economic history from a public choice perspective. Each chapter discusses citizens special interests and government officials responding to economic incentives in both markets and... more

First published in 1987. The reform of the welfare state in the United Kingdom... First published in 1987. The reform of the welfare state in the United Kingdom is high on the agenda of all political parties and the proposals for reform both official and private are numerous. In this book Professor Beenstock and his colleagues took... more

The essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and i... The essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and in particular the causes of the extraordinary surge of growth since the Second World War. The introductory essay is an extended treatment of the current views of economists on... more

This book describes the relationship between political authoritarianism and pe... This book describes the relationship between political authoritarianism and people s welfare in modern China. Based on a study of Chinese political discourse from the 1898 reform period to the present the book demonstrates that support for... more

Drawing on the findings of a series of empirical studies undertaken with board... Drawing on the findings of a series of empirical studies undertaken with boards of directors and CEOs in the United States this groundbreaking book develops a new paradigm to provide a structured analysis of ethical healthcare governance. Governance... more

This book is the product of research which I undertook for my doc- toral thesi... This book is the product of research which I undertook for my doc- toral thesis. The project was started whilst I was at the Free Univer- sity of Amsterdam and the State University of Groningen gave me ample opportunity to complete the work. At both... more

Using a comparative framework this new volume focuses on how non-standard empl... Using a comparative framework this new volume focuses on how non-standard employment can be regulated in very different social political and institutional settings. After surveying these new forms of work and the new demands for labour-market... more

The essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and i... The essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and in particular the causes of the extraordinary surge of growth since the Second World War. The introductory essay is an extended treatment of the current views of economists on... more

This ground-breaking book uses organizational ethics and stakeholder theory to... This ground-breaking book uses organizational ethics and stakeholder theory to explore the ethical accountability of leadership in healthcare organizations to their distinct vulnerable stakeholder communities. The book begins with a discussion of the... more

First published in 1987. The reform of the welfare state in the United Kingdom... First published in 1987. The reform of the welfare state in the United Kingdom is high on the agenda of all political parties and the proposals for reform both official and private are numerous. In this book Professor Beenstock and his colleagues took... more

Welfare is commonly conceptualized in socio-economic terms of equity highlight... Welfare is commonly conceptualized in socio-economic terms of equity highlighting distributive issues within growing economies. While GDP income growth and rising material standards of living are normally not questioned as priorities in welfare... more