Using Social Benefits to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion
Author | : Matti Heikkilä |
Publisher | : Council of Europe |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9287149372 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789287149374 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Download or read book Using Social Benefits to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion written by Matti Heikkilä and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.