Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social
Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading …

It has been suggested that income adequacy is an important condition for a fair work-test to
apply. This article provides new evidence about the construction of just social minimums by …

The aim of the article is to examine whether and to what degree the unequal distribution of
social capital in the population explains the relationship between socioeconomic position …

We analyse the determinants of social assistance receipt among young adults in three
Nordic countries, focusing on social-background and life-course events during early …

This article investigates the dynamic multi‐dimensional processes through which the poor
become excluded from social participation. Drawing on social capital literature, it traces how …

Highlighting the diversity and complexity of the global Basic Income debate, Malcolm Torry
assesses the history, current state, and future of research in this important field. Each …

A major goal of social democratic welfare states has been to reduce the impact of social
origin on the life chances of individuals. If the universalistic and egalitarian policies of these …

List of tables and figures vi The structure of the book viii Terminology ix About the author xiv
Acknowledgements xv Foreword xvii Preface xx one Imagine… 1 two How did we get to …

In cross-national comparative studies of people's social capital, there is a standard practice
of measuring social capital using the size and intensity of people's networks. In this article …

Social assistance receipt is typical among young adults, but the long‐term trajectories of
social assistance receipt have been less studied. We use Finnish population register data to …