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On the Feasibility of a Liberal Welfare State: Agency and Exit Costs in Income Security Clubs

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  • Roger Congleton, 2007. "On the Feasibility of a Liberal Welfare State: Agency and Exit Costs in Income Security Clubs," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 145-159, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:18:y:2007:i:3:p:145-159
    DOI: 10.1007/s10602-007-9018-0
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    Keywords

    Social Insurance; Agency Problems; Exit; Averse Selection; Welfare State; Social Security; Public Choice; Constitutional Economics; Liberalism; H4; D6; P5;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
    • D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
    • P5 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems

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