SPP805 Economy of the Welfare State

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Žižlavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Sat 2. 10. 14:00–15:40 U33, Sat 6. 11. 14:00–15:40 U33, Sat 4. 12. 14:00–15:40 U33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main course objectives:
to make clear the relation between economic and social goals of the welfare state;
to learn students to applicate of economic analysis on social policy topics.
Syllabus
  • The Welfare State: Definition and Objectives
  • Theories of Society and Social Justice
  • Refresher: Concept of Economic Efficiency
  • Interventions for Reasons of Efficiency
  • Interventions for Reasons of Social Justice
  • The Efficiency and Social Justice Trade-off. Government Failure
  • Poverty: Definition and Measurement
  • Social Insurance
  • Public Services
Literature
  • BARR, N. A. The economics of the welfare state. 4. ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 408 s. ISBN 019926497X. info
  • LE GRAND, Julian, Carol PROPPER and Ray ROBINSON. The Economics of social problems. 3rd ed. London: Macmillan, 1992, xi, 262 s. ISBN 0-333-55258-X. info
  • Current issues in the economics of welfare. Edited by N. A. Barr - David K. Whynes. 1st ed. Houndmills: Macmillan, 1993, xi, 257. ISBN 033355695X. info
  • ATKINSON, A. B. The economic consequences of rolling back the welfare state. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1999, xii, 216. ISBN 0262011719. info
  • ATKINSON, A. B. Poverty in Europe. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, xiv, 183 s. ISBN 0-631-20909-3. info
  • ATKINSON, A. B. Public economics in action : the basic income/flat tax proposal. 1st pub. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996, x, 169 s. ISBN 0-19-828336-9. info
  • ATKINSON, A. B. Incomes and the welfare state : essays on Britain and Europe. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xii, 368. ISBN 0521462509. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion, discusion via electronic forum, homeworks.
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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