project GINI on which it is based, are: - Have inequalities in income, wealth and education increased over the past 30 years … inequalities in income, wealth and education? - What are the implications for policy and for the future development of welfare … European countries together with the USA, Japan, Canada, Australia, and South Korea. It combines comparative research with …

recent economic research on the welfare state and anti-poverty policy in rich countries, and explore their implications. We … begin with the conceptualisation and measurement of poverty, before sketching out some core features and approaches to the … welfare state and anti-poverty policies. We then focus on the central plank of the modern welfare state's efforts to address …