|aThe welfare state in the European Union :|beconomic and social perspectives /|cPierre Pestieau.
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|aOxford :|bOxford University Press,|c2006.
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|aviii, 169 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [151]-158) and index.
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|aIntroduction -- Poverty and inequality -- Social spending -- Revenue sources -- Types of social protection -- Social insurance and globalization -- Welfare state and economic efficiency -- Efficiency of the welfare state -- Social versus private insurance -- Old age pensions -- Health care -- Unemployment and poverty -- Family allowances -- Conclusion.
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|aPublic welfare|zEuropean Union countries.
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|aWelfare state|zEuropean Union countries.
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|aEuropean Union countries|xSocial policy.
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|3Table of contents only|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005022024.html