At the Margins of the Welfare State: Social Assistance and the Alleviation of Poverty in Germany, Sweden, and the United KingdomThe persistence of poverty in advanced welfare states casts doubt on the fundamental operating procedures of income distribution and redistribution. What are the reasons for this apparent failure of the welfare state in alleviating poverty? Why are some countries more effective than others in this respect and what can explain these variations in effectiveness? |
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... poverty may be as high as almost 94 per cent . For low - income households just above the poverty line , the effects ... gap measure is able to reflect the intensity of poverty and can also be used to reflect the effectiveness of ...
... poverty may be as high as almost 94 per cent . For low - income households just above the poverty line , the effects ... gap measure is able to reflect the intensity of poverty and can also be used to reflect the effectiveness of ...
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... poverty . This measure can be used both on an individual and an aggre- gate level . The effects of means - tested benefits are calculated as a reduction of the poverty gap ... poverty line of 50 per cent of median disposable household income ...
... poverty . This measure can be used both on an individual and an aggre- gate level . The effects of means - tested benefits are calculated as a reduction of the poverty gap ... poverty line of 50 per cent of median disposable household income ...
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... gap to fill . Consequently , considering the absolute reduction of poverty gaps , Sweden displays the smallest decrease in poverty gaps , whereas the United Kingdom has most effectively managed to close its previously large poverty gap ...
... gap to fill . Consequently , considering the absolute reduction of poverty gaps , Sweden displays the smallest decrease in poverty gaps , whereas the United Kingdom has most effectively managed to close its previously large poverty gap ...
Contents
Terminology | 9 |
Welfare State Efforts and the Alleviation of Poverty | 25 |
Chapter 4 | 32 |
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50 per cent addition administrative alleviation of poverty allowance assessment assis asylum seekers Britain British calculations cent of median claim social assistance claimants couple 35 CPAG Eardley East Germany elderly eligibility erty extreme poverty Figure Germany and Sweden groups GSOEP higher housing benefit housing costs impact income poverty income support institutional level of social living means-tested benefits means-tested transfers median income methodological minimum income schemes model households moderate poverty municipalities non-take-up OECD equivalence scale one-off benefits payments pension poor population poverty alleviation poverty bracket poverty gap poverty line poverty rates poverty research purchasing power parities recipient rates recipients of social redistribution relative poverty sample severe poverty single parent 35 social assistance benefits social assistance entitlements social assistance office social assistance schemes social fund social insurance social security standard benefit rates stigmatization survey Swedish tance three countries tion United Kingdom variation welfare whereas