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We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on potential adaptation to … poverty. We use panel data on almost 54,000 individuals living in Germany from 1985 to 2012 to show first that life … satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of contemporaneous poverty. We then reveal that there is little evidence …
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This study systematically maps, assesses and aggregates research relating to postnatal depression (PND) and poverty in … 17 countries were included in our mapping. We highlight mechanisms for the relationships between poverty and PND in … LLMICs. The research base on the relationships between poverty and PND in LLMIC is limited, but has recently expanded. It is …
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poverty, analysis of children's living standards, state versus federal responsibilities, welfare reform and the emphasis on …
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Research evidence on the impact of relative income position on individual attitudes and behaviour is sorely lacking. Therefore, this paper assesses such positional impact on social capital by applying 14 different measurements to International Social Survey Programme data from 25 countries. We...
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Gaps in welfare attainment between boys and girls in China have attracted international attention. In this paper demand analysis is used to try and uncover the factors which may be driving the emergence of the gender gaps. Drawing on household expenditure data from a poor (Sichuan) and rich...
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appreciable impact on growth and poverty. The evidence presented suggests that land reforms do appear to be associated with … poverty reduction. …
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The Lisbon summit of the European Council in March 2000 declared the number of people living in poverty and social … conclusions was a commitment to the collection of better data on poverty and social exclusion in the EU. …
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The Equalities Review is an independent panel set up by the UK government in 2005 to investigate the persistence of social inequalities and to make recommendations for the development of a unified Commission for Equality and Human Rights. This paper was originally written for the Review. It...
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The paper examines what can be learnt about the ‘valuation’ of freedoms and opportunities (or capabilities) using a general population social survey data source on values. On the assumption that rights can be understood as protecting underlying critical freedoms and opportunities, social...
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