TY - BOOK AU - Pestieau,Pierre ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - The welfare state in the European Union: economic and social perspectives AV - HV238 .P47 2006 U1 - 361.6/5/094 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Public welfare KW - European Union countries KW - Welfare state KW - Social policy KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-158) and index; Introduction -- 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; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=422697 ER -