{"product_id":"understanding-the-cost-of-welfare-paperback","title":"Understanding the Cost of Welfare - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Glennerster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe challenge of meeting the growing cost of welfare is one of the most pressing issues facing governments of our time. Glennerster's authoritative Understanding the cost of welfare assesses what welfare costs and how it is funded sector-by-sector. The book is written in a clear, accessible style, ideally suited to both teaching and study, and the general reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This substantially revised third edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Discussion of the many funding issues now facing welfare states, such as demographic change, tax resistance, slow growth and austerity programmes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - The theory and practice of devolved tax and budgetary responsibilities between UK nations and in comparison with other countries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - New chapters on pensions and post-16 education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - More regular and extensive comparative analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Divided into 3 sections, covering Principles, Service funding, and The Future, the book Includes questions for discussion and suggestions for further reading, making it an easy-to-use, essential resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate students of Social Policy, Sociology, Politics and Public Administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Glennerster is Professor Emeritus of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has been an advisor to Her Majesty's Treasury and to the Secretary of State for Health. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Academician of the Social Sciences section of the Learned Societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160669798502,"sku":"9781447334040","price":72.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Z29eEtphSk9781447334040.webp?v=1789167194","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/understanding-the-cost-of-welfare-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}