The welfare state and antipoverty policy in rich countries

The aim of this chapter is to highlight some key aspects of recent economic research on the welfare state and antipoverty policy in rich countries and to explore their implications. We begin with the conceptualization and measurement of poverty before sketching out some core features and approaches...

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Main Authors: Marx, I, Nolan, B, Olivera, J
Format: Book section
Published: Elsevier 2014