Political Economics

Redistributive Policies

By Vincenzo Galasso

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

144 Pages, 6.75 x 9.5

Formats: Trade Paper, PDF

Trade Paper, $29.95 (US $29.95) (CA $39.95)

Publication Date: March 2018

ISBN 9788885486270

Rights: WOR X IT

EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press (Mar 2018)

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Overview
Author Biography

Overview

A comprehensive guide to the political economics of redistributive policies. This text offers a positive analysis of the political processes that shape the design and implementation of these policies, using a minimum of mathematical formalization to be accessible to undergraduate students.

Political Economics: Redistributive Policies examines the economic and political factors influencing welfare states, labor markets, and pension systems. It explores electoral models, lobbying, and the politics of anger, providing a framework for understanding government intervention and economic reform in OECD countries.

Understand the political forces shaping economic policies
Analyze the impact of redistribution on society
Explore the complexities of welfare state systems

Designed for undergraduate students in economics and political science, this insightful resource equips readers with the tools to critically assess the political economy of redistributive policies. Vincenzo Galasso is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University.

Author Biography

Vincenzo Galasso is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, where he is the Director of the BSc in International Politics and Government, and Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

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