This paper uses new data from EU-SILC for twenty-six European countries to examine the structure and distribution of material deprivation in the enlarged EU. We identify three distinct dimensions of material deprivation relating to consumption, household facilities and neighbourhood environment,...

About the Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures &amp -- Maps -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction - Conceptualizing begging and methodological underpinnings -- Historical background -- Conceptualising begging -- Research methods and theoretical framework --...