Formal and Informal Social Safety Nets

Growth and Development in the Modern Economy
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-48218-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

In Formal and Informal Social Safety Nets, Ashraf analyses the role of social safety nets in a time when our global economy threatens our way of life, as entire cities such as Detroit are declared bankrupt.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ashraf, M.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wohlfahrtsökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Why do Social Safety Nets Matter? 2. The Need for Formal Social Safety Nets 3. Research and Development, Innovation, and Economic Growth 4. Innovation and Social Safety Nets 5. Income Distribution and Economic Growth and Development 6. Formal Social Safety Nets, Income Distribution, and the Society 7. Financing of Formal Social Safety Nets 8. Faith-Based Organizations and the Provision of Informal Social Safety Nets 9. Concluding Remarks

Über Autor(innen)

Mohammad (Mitu) Ashraf is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina - Pembroke, USA. His research interests include: Managerial Economics, Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics. His articles have appeared in academic journals such as: Applied Economics Letters, Contemporary Economics Policy, Annals of Economics and Finance and the Journal of Economics.