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The Welfare State as Piggy Bank: Information, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role of the State

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The Welfare State as Piggy Bank: Information, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role of the State - Barr, Nicholas
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Barr contends that the welfare state exists for reasons besides poverty relief, reasons arising out of pervasive problems of imperfect information, risk and uncertainty. As a result, he argues, the welfare state is here to stay, since 21st century developments don't address these additional reasons.

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    • Title: The Welfare State as Piggy Bank by Nicholas Barr
    • Publisher: Oxford University Press Academic UK
    • Print ISBN: 9780199246595, 0199246599
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    • Edition: 2001
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