The Economics of Social Problems [electronic resource] : The Market versus the State

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Society’s Objectives and the Allocation of Resources....Pages 1-30 Health....Pages 31-53 Education....Pages 54-80 Housing....Pages 81-105 Pollution....Pages 106-126 Crime....Pages 127-145 Energy....Pages 146-169 Urban Congestion....Pages 170-193 The Regional Problem....Pages 194-217 The Distribution of Income and Wealth....Pages 218-241 The Redistribution of Income and Wealth....Pages 242-261 The Market and the State....Pages 262-274 Back Matter....Pages 275-286 This text offers a complete analysis of the economic considerations of a number of social problems including the allocation of resources in health, education, housing, social care, the environment and transport. It also looks at the distribution and redistribution of income and wealth.