Poverty, inequality and social welfare are defined in this book. Previous poverty studies are surveyed and a new index … poverty are made for Australia. Conclusions are derived from comparisons between measured levels of poverty over time and … of poverty is developed based on everyday meanings, and stressing the individual and relative nature of poverty. Previous …

poverty multidimensional index we should take into account that social exclusion variables and indexes have to be analyzed …One of the targets of Europe's growth strategy (Europe 2020) is "reduction of poverty by aiming to lift at least 20 … million people out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion". Since poverty is a multidimensional concept, EUROSTAT proposes …