There are currently high levels of child poverty in the UK, and for the first time in almost two
decades child poverty has started to rise in absolute terms. Child poverty is associated with …

This article discusses the diversity of family policy models in 28 oecd countries in terms of
the balance between their different objectives and the mix of instruments adopted to …

After the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, on the eve of the
elaboration of policies designed to help reach the Europe 2020 target of lifting 20 million …

Evidence indicates that actions within four main themes (early child development fair
employment and decent work social protection and the living environment) are likely to have …

Part I of this paper first presents information on trends and composition of social expenditure
as in the OECD Social Expenditure database for the years 1980–2007. Over this period …

One of the principal goals of antipoverty efforts should be to improve the absolute living
standards of the least well-off. This book aims to enhance our understanding of how to do …

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become an increasingly important part of
active labor market policies (ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example …

This paper first presents information on trends and composition of social expenditure across
the OECD. Gross public social expenditure on average across OECD increased from 16% of …

The long-standing wisdom that universally designed benefits outperform targeted benefits in
terms of poverty reduction has come under siege. Recent empirical studies tend to find that …

The twin problem of in-work poverty and persistent labour market difficulties of low-skilled
individuals has been one of the most important drivers of tax-benefit policy reforms in OECD …