This well respected textbook has been fully updated to reflect how economic policies on housing, crime, the environment, pensions among other areas, have changed in recent years. The book offers a lucid, non-technical introduction to important economic concepts, showing how they are applied in a real world setting.
Autorentext
Sarah Smith is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Market and Public Organisation at the University of Bristol, UK.
Inhalt
Part 1: Social Objectives and the allocation of resources
Part 2: Health
Part 3: Education
Part 4: Poverty and social exclusion
Part 5: The ageing population pensions and social care
Part 6: Housing and neighbourhoods
Part 7: Crime
Part 8: Urban Congestion
Part 9: The environment global warming
Part 10: Markets and government.