It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read The Political Economy of Social Policy by Anthony J. Culyer
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The author's aim is to show how economics can be applied to some of the important problem areas of social policy: How to measure the cost and effectiveness of politics; How to use the methods of economic analysis to formulate better policy; And how an institutional framework can be developed to ensure that decisions are effectively and efficiently taken by the right people. This new edition has been expanded to include an introduction to theories of production, human capital and uncertainty, a new and detailed treatment of poverty and the statistical measurement of inequality, and a discussion of the political economy of pensions. The author concludes by demonstrating the actual application of economic methods to the planning and budgeting of social policy, and illustrate it with a new, wide range of examples taken from a varity of countries. With its wealth of up- to- date evidence and clear explanation of the tehory, this book is an ideal introduction to the political economy and social policy for students who have had no more than a basic grounding in economics.
The Political Economy of Social Policy by Anthony J. Culyer is 340 pages long, and a total of 85,000 words.
This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 44 minutes to read The Political Economy of Social Policy aloud.
The Political Economy of Social Policy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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