reducing poverty through social assistance payments are calculated using several measures of poverty for five selected EU … poverty alleviation, the results provide some evidence that extremely centralised systems are more effective with regard to …

The standard poverty lines applied in empirical research tend to be problematic in terms of validity, reliability, ease … related to actual differences in the 'production of poverty' in 11 countries, as measured by the generalised budget approach … substantially higher degree of poverty than representatives of the corporatist type (Belgium, Germany, France). Poverty in the …

, pensioners are compared on their poverty rates and inequality. The redistribution paradox states that poverty will be the highest …) poverty rates are much higher than in the Netherlands (universal minimum pension). Poverty rates are higher for elderly women … inequality in income is higher for men than for women both in Belgium and in the Netherlands. In order to minimize poverty and …

poverty ordering of the countries. …

themselves and their households out of poverty by working. The authors find that although the probability of being poor is …

Uses LIS data to study the sensitivity of cross-national income poverty comparisons to the method in which poverty is … measured. Examined are the differences between using absolute and relative poverty comparisons as well as the consequence of … lowering the real value of the poverty line to examine extreme poverty. …

Examines gender differences in poverty in eight industrialized countries: US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, Sweden … religion, culture, and policy, all play a role in accounting for gender poverty gaps within and across countries. …

provide strong evidence of the capability of the Nordic welfare model in the equitable alleviation of poverty among all …

It is widely held that people who work have no difficulty in avoiding poverty and guaranteeing their family a decent … people, sometimes even working full time. But, previous studies have failed to consider the extent of poverty among the … active and inactive poor people. Estimating Gini indices and poverty gaps for those groups gives a different idea of the …

This paper investigates the real living standards and poverty status of United States children in the 1990's compared … child poverty rates in the United States compared with other nations. Demographic factors and the effectiveness of tax and … transfer policies in reducing child poverty are also explored. The paper concludes with a discussion of results and their …