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Trends in Social Cohesion - 3: Using Social Benefits to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion

Opportunities and problems from a comparative perspective, European synthesis report / Utiliser des aides sociales pour combattre la pauvreté et l'exclusion sociale

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This volume explores the nature and scope of the problem of poverty, examines the political responses to poverty (examples of different countries); and investigates the existence and use of various definitions and thresholds applied to poverty in policy making . It also examines the variations within income transfers, i.e. social benefits designed to prevent or alleviate poverty and material hardship and explores the effectiveness of benefit schemes in reducing poverty.--Publisher's description.

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Trends in Social Cohesion - 3: Using Social Benefits to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion, Matti Heikkilä, Susan Kuivalainen, Council of Europe

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2002
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Title
Trends in Social Cohesion - 3: Using Social Benefits to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion
Subtitle
Opportunities and problems from a comparative perspective, European synthesis report / Utiliser des aides sociales pour combattre la pauvreté et l'exclusion sociale
Language
English
Released
2002
Format
Paperback
Pages
107
ISBN10
9287149372
ISBN13
9789287149374
Series
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Europe
Description
This volume explores the nature and scope of the problem of poverty, examines the political responses to poverty (examples of different countries); and investigates the existence and use of various definitions and thresholds applied to poverty in policy making . It also examines the variations within income transfers, i.e. social benefits designed to prevent or alleviate poverty and material hardship and explores the effectiveness of benefit schemes in reducing poverty.--Publisher's description.