Perspectives on poverty in Europe

"I address four topics: how our capacities to monitor poverty in Europe have improved substantially over recent decades; how progress on EU poverty reduction has been disappointing and why this has been; conceptual and measurement issues; and the future direction of EU-level anti-poverty action...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Stephen
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2018
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19306993124911241759-Perspectives-on-poverty-in-eur.htm
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Summary:"I address four topics: how our capacities to monitor poverty in Europe have improved substantially over recent decades; how progress on EU poverty reduction has been disappointing and why this has been; conceptual and measurement issues; and the future direction of EU-level anti-poverty actions. I follow in the footsteps of a giant – my perspectives are essentially elaborations of points made by Tony Atkinson."
Physical Description:41 p
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