Economics for social workers: the application of economic theory to social policy and the human services
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E-Book
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press, United States
Pages
ix, 200 p. ill.
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Abstract
This primer for social work students introduces the general definitions and concepts of economics and uses case studies in social work to develop applied knowledge. The case studies include stories of job training, substance abuse centers, counseling, therapy, child protective services, and services for the poor. The concluding chapters are devoted to topics directly related to social work: economics of poverty, health economics, household economics, the economics of labor, and government failure.
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Acknowledgments
chapter 1
The Economic Perspective
chapter 2
Marginal Analysis
chapter 3
Perfect Competition and the Supply-and-Demand Model
chapter 4
Imperfect Competition
chapter 5
Market Failure and Government Intervention
chapter 6
Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
chapter 7
Government Failure
chapter 8
The Economics of Labor
chapter 9
The Economics of Poverty
chapter 10
The Economics of Health Care
chapter 11
Economic Demography
Glossary
Notes
Index
chapter 1
The Economic Perspective
chapter 2
Marginal Analysis
chapter 3
Perfect Competition and the Supply-and-Demand Model
chapter 4
Imperfect Competition
chapter 5
Market Failure and Government Intervention
chapter 6
Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
chapter 7
Government Failure
chapter 8
The Economics of Labor
chapter 9
The Economics of Poverty
chapter 10
The Economics of Health Care
chapter 11
Economic Demography
Glossary
Notes
Index
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