welfare; 2) Growing GDP is pointless since most people don’t benefit; 3) Raising GDP per capita is pointless as it doesn …

evaluation comprise the alleviation of poverty and the reduction in income inequality, whilst the diversity of opinions about …

inequality. We estimate this parameter using four large cross-sectional surveys of subjective happiness and two panel surveys …

In considering ideology and economic activity, ideology is defined as a system of beliefs which binds people together … two broad-based classes of approach to this problem, Marxian and Weberian. The former regards ideology which, together …

This paper examines the effects of recent welfare reforms in the US and UK on the well-being of children in low … welfare reforms are primarily spending more money on items related to employment but not items for children. Finally, a common …

The second-order stochastic dominance criterion for inequality analysis introduced by Atkinson (1970) covers nearly all … well-known inequality indices. The same cannot be said, in respect of poverty indices, for the second-order stochastic … provides a more comprehensive coverage of poverty indice. By establishing the relationship between welfare and poverty …

need for, "modernisation," of the EU welfare states. This user-led, consumer oriented approach highlights the need to … understand the effects of the choice and competition policies in public service. In conventional welfare economic the focus lies … discusses choice policies in European countries and uses the case of choice in health care in the UK is to assess the welfare …