Understanding the Finance of Welfare: What Welfare Costs and How to Pay for It

Glennerster (professor emeritus, social policy, London School of Economics and Politics Science) challenges the belief that easy solutions to financing welfare in the UK lie in either extending private funding or taxing the rich. He reviews the economic case for social services, analyzes the limits to markets as a way of meeting basic human needs, and explores the way in which hospitals, schools, and other social agencies are funded. The book is distributed by ISBS. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR