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  • Regression Analysis

    Literature Review on (Research Methods) Regression Analysis In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Jan Wynen offers the following summary about the topic of (Research Methods) Regression Analysis: Regression analysis concerns itself with the application of […]

  • Retirement Social Security Law

    Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of retirement social security law, with a description of the most significant features of retirement social security law at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) The […]

  • Retirement Social Security Law

    Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of retirement social security law, with a description of the most significant features of retirement social security law at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) The […]

  • Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America

    Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America Bibliographic Details Title: Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America Editors: John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc. Publication Date: December 15, 2004 Pages: 560 Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. LC Publication Data: 1. Public welfare-United States-Encyclopedias. 2. Public welfare-Canada-Encyclopedias. 3.…

  • Census Processing And Analysis Of Data

    Conducting a Census: Processing and Analysis of DataNote: See Census Conducting.For most of the 19th century in the United States and Canada, census data were tabulated and compiled by hand, without the aid of machines. Manual…

  • Economic Analysis of Law

    Economic Analysis of Law Introduction: Critical legal studies The Critical legal studies is a theory that challenges and overturns accepted norms and standards in legal theory and practice which fully emerged in the late 1970s. “Critical legal studies was a left-wing political/academic movement that now exists only as a school of thought in legal academia.…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 2

    The Problem of Social Cost   X. A CHANGE OF APPROACH It is my belief that the failure of economists to reach correct conclusions about the treatment of harmful effects cannot be ascribed simply to a few slips in analysis. It stems from basic defects in the current approach to problems of welfare economics. What…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 10

    The Problem of Social Cost   The definition of the social product is queer but this does not mean that the conclusions for policy drawn from the analysis are necessarily wrong. However, there are bound to be dangers in an approach which diverts attention from the basic issues and there can be little doubt that…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 9

    The Problem of Social Cost   I have examined in considerable detail one example of a divergence be- tween private and social products and I do not propose to make any further examination of Pigou’s analytical system. But the main discussion of the prob- lem considered in this article is to be found in that…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 8

    The Problem of Social Cost   Consider a railway, which is not liable for damage by fires caused by sparks from its engines, which runs two trains per day on a certain line. Suppose that running one train per day would enable the railway to perform services worth $150 per annum and running two trains…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 8

    The Problem of Social Cost   Consider a railway, which is not liable for damage by fires caused by sparks from its engines, which runs two trains per day on a certain line. Suppose that running one train per day would enable the railway to perform services worth $150 per annum and running two trains…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 7

    The Problem of Social Cost   Pigou’s underlying thought would appear to be: Some have argued that no State action is needed. But the system has performed as well as it has because of State action. Nonetheless, there are still imperfections. What additional State action is required? If this is a correct summary of Pigou’s…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 6

    The Problem of Social Cost   VII. THE LEGAL DELIMITATION OF RIGHTS AND THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM The discussion in Section V not only served to illustrate the argument but also afforded a glimpse at the legal approach to the problem of harmful effects. The cases considered were all English but a similar selection of American…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 6

    The Problem of Social Cost   VII. THE LEGAL DELIMITATION OF RIGHTS AND THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM The discussion in Section V not only served to illustrate the argument but also afforded a glimpse at the legal approach to the problem of harmful effects. The cases considered were all English but a similar selection of American…

  • The Problem of Social Cost 5

    The Problem of Social Cost   It is clear that an alternative form of economic organisation which could achieve the same result at less cost than would be incurred by using the market would enable the value of production to be raised. As I explained many years ago, the firm represents such an alternative to…