Title Poverty and deprivation in Europe / Brian Nolan and Christopher T. Whelan

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 275 pages) Contents Why measure material deprivation? -- Non-monetary indicators -- Deprivation and the EU's social inclusion indicators -- Income poverty and deprivation in an enlarged Europe -- The dimensionality of deprivation in Europe -- Understanding the mismatch between income poverty and material deprivation -- Comparing poverty indicators in an enlarged EU -- Economic vulnerability and multiple deprivation : welfare state and social class variation -- The dynamics of poverty, deprivation, and economic vulnerability -- Europeanization of inequality and European reference groups -- Material deprivation, the EU 2020 poverty target, and the development of social indicators Summary This text combines a focus on multidimensionality with a comparative approach to survey the role of non-monetary indicators of deprivation. It shows how poverty varies across countries and over time, who is affected, and which groups should be targeted in framing anti-poverty strategies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Poverty -- European Union countries Poor -- European Union countries Cost and standard of living -- European Union countries Cost and standard of living Poor Poverty European Union countries Form Electronic book Author Whelan, Christopher T. LC no. 2011276621 ISBN 9780191731327 0191731323

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