Minimum Income Protection in Flux
By: Marx, Ive (ed.)
| Nelson, Kenneth (ed.).
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BookSeries: Work and Welfare in Europe. Publisher: Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Description: 335 pages.ISBN: 978-0-230-34813-4.Subject(s): minimum income | economic crisis | child poverty | social benefits | European Union | USAOnline resources: Publisher's website Summary: The current economic crisis has presented itself as a formidable challenge to the welfare states of Europe. It is more relevant than ever to ask: do existing minimum income protection schemes succeed in adequately protecting citizens, be it whether they are excluded from work, working, retired, or having children? Drawing on in-depth and up-to-date institutional data from across Europe and the US, this volume details the reality of minimum income protection policies over time. Including contributions from leading scholars in the field, each chapter provides a systematic cross-national analysis of minimum income protection policies, developing concrete policy guidance on an issue at the heart of the European debate.
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| Anthology | Library | J3 86 (Browse shelf) | Available | 128810 |
The current economic crisis has presented itself as a formidable challenge to the welfare states of Europe. It is more relevant than ever to ask: do existing minimum income protection schemes succeed in adequately protecting citizens, be it whether they are excluded from work, working, retired, or having children? Drawing on in-depth and up-to-date institutional data from across Europe and the US, this volume details the reality of minimum income protection policies over time. Including contributions from leading scholars in the field, each chapter provides a systematic cross-national analysis of minimum income protection policies, developing concrete policy guidance on an issue at the heart of the European debate.
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