[PDF] Individual And Household In Work Poverty In Europe eBook

Author : Marianna Filandri
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File Size : 39,77 MB
Release : 2018
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The article presents an analysis of the association between labor market characteristics related to female employment and the prevalence of in-work poverty. We compare two relative measures of in-work poverty: The individual definition refers to workers whose salary is below 60% of the median, while the household-level definition refers to individuals whose household income is below 60% of the median. Microdata from the 2014 EU-SILC survey and macrodata on involuntary part-time employment and female labor market participation are used to perform a multilevel analysis on 31 European countries. The results show a positive relationship between involuntary part-time work and in-work poverty according to the household definition. Female labor market participation is positively associated with the individual definition and negatively with the household one. However, after controlling for the level of within-country income inequality, only the effect of the female employment rate remains positive and significant for the individual in-work. These results shed light on the multifaceted role of labor market characteristics related to female employment and their implications for policy. We argue that the promotion of female participation should be combined with explicit measures to reduce the disadvantageous position of women in the labor market.

Author : Hans-Jürgen Andreß
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 31,95 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1848443765

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The book provides important findings on the link between institutions and in-work poverty. The volume makes a significant contribution to this strand of literature as evidence on cross-country differences is scarce. The combination of case studies and comparative quantitative investigations is an interesting approach. Annekatrin Niebuhr, Papers in Regional Science This data-rich book explores the causes of in-work poverty in Europe. . . The balanced provision of theoretical insights and strong empirical support will prove useful to poverty scholars and policymakers alike. Contemporary Sociology A book on in-work poverty could not be timelier. . . At a time when many of the working poor are likely to become the non-working poor this book is a must-read. Zoë Irving, Journal of Social Policy This volume represents a valuable contribution to debates on welfare states, public policy, poverty and social exclusion. It is an empirically rich and analytically robust comparative collection, highlighting the variations between and contradictions of in-work poverty across Europe. Patricia Kennett, University of Bristol, UK For a long time in-work poverty was not associated with European welfare states. Recently, the topic has gained relevance as welfare state retrenchment and international competition in globalized economies has put increasing pressures on individuals and families. This book provides explanations as to why in-work poverty is high in certain countries and low in others. Much of the present concern about the working poor has to do with recent changes in labour market policies in Europe. However, this book is not primarily about low pay. Instead, it questions whether gainful employment is sufficient to earn a living both for oneself and for one s family members. There are, however, great differences between European countries. This book argues that the incidence and structure of the working poor cannot be understood without a thorough understanding of each country s institutional context. This includes the system of wage-setting, the level of decommodification provided by the social security system and the structure of families and households. Combining cross-country studies with in-depth analyses from a national perspective, the book reveals that in-work poverty in Europe is a diverse, multi-faceted phenomenon occurring in equally diverse institutional, economic and socio-demographic settings. With its rich detail and conclusions, this genuinely comparative study will be of interest to academics and researchers of labour and welfare economics, social policy and European studies as well as to policy advisers.

Author : N. Fraser
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349331284

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Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.

Author : Henning Lohmann
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 25,64 MB
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1784715638

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There has been a rapid global expansion of academic and policy attention focusing on in-work poverty, acknowledging that across the world a large number of the poor are ‘working poor’. Taking a global and multi-disciplinary perspective, this Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of current research at the intersection between work and poverty.

Author : Luca Ratti
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 39,25 MB
Release : 2022-07-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9403549971

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In-work poverty is a reality for too many persons in the European Union (EU). Although everyone is in agreement that poverty must be reduced, rarely is there a specific focus on the plight of those who, despite working, are poor. This important book is the first to unreservedly meet the challenge of defining, measuring, and comparing the legal regimes to combat in-work poverty in Europe, fully attending to the strengths and shortcomings of indicators and allowing the assessment of comparative best practices among the Member States. The distinguished contributors each describe and analyse this complex and multidimensional phenomenon, with its manifold and intertwined causes, in relation to such factors as the following: employment-related factors (wage, type of contract, atypical employment); worker’s socio-demographic characteristics (level of education, gender, age, country of birth); size and composition of household; household work intensity; and institutional factors (childcare, flexible work arrangements, employment protection, housing, technological change). In a major innovation, the book’s methodology approaches the ‘working poor’ by distinctly defining four groups of vulnerable and under-represented persons (VUPs) with detailed statistical information on in-work poverty in each group. Following an in-depth introduction focusing on the definition and ramifications of the concept of in-work poverty – including a discussion of legal scholarship and relevant EU instruments – the situations in seven EU Member States (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden) are compared, revealing important variations. For each of the VUP groups, these chapters explain their composition at the national level and assess the impact of regulation on the incidence of in-work poverty. The last chapter highlights differences and similarities in an attempt to find patterns and identify common regulatory problems and best practices. The book’s comparative perspective greatly assists in understanding in-work poverty determinants, appraising varieties of relevant national policies, and stimulating the development of effective legal measures. With its close analysis of the limitations of existing measurement indicators, the book sheds light on the role of regulation in the prevalence and persistence of the phenomenon and equips policymakers at the EU and national levels with targeted tools to tackle this severe social problem.

Author : N. Fraser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230307590

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Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.

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Page : 43 pages
File Size : 22,1 MB
Release : 2010
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ISBN : 9789279167515

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The aim of the paper is to discuss two problematic aspects of the statistical approach to the notion of "working poor" : the definition of workers (including that used for the European indicator "in-work poverty risk") and the double level (worker-individual / at risk of poverty-household) of construction of the category. It argues that the approach adopted to define workers might be to narrow to take into account the variety of employment structures in EU member states, and that the double level of definition makes it difficult to analyze the links between labor market status at the individual level and the risk of poverty. This pleads for a more encompassing approach to workers, and complementary analysis in order to better understand the "labor market" and "family" dimensions of the phenomenon.

Author : Gottfried Schweiger
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,21 MB
Release : 2019-04-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1447341317

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Engaging systematically with severe forms of poverty in Europe, this important book stimulates academic, public and policy debate by shedding light on aspects of deprivation and exclusion of people in absolute poverty in affluent societies. It examines issues such as access to health care, housing and nutrition, poverty related shame, and violence. The book investigates different policy and civic responses to extreme poverty, ranging from food donations to penalisation and “social cleansing” of highly visible poor and how it is related to concerns of ethics, justice and human dignity.

Author : Vincent Corluy
Publisher :
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 2017
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This chapter in 'Monitoring Social Inclusion in Europe' (a book edited A.B. Atkinson, A-C. Guio and E. Marlier, published by Eurostat on 5 June 2017) explores the missing links between employment policy success and inclusion policy failure. The focus is on individuals in the 20 to 59 age cohort and empirical analyses are relying on the EU Labour Force Survey (EU LFS) and the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC). It updates and complements our earlier work and publications on household employment. The analysis proceeds in two steps. The first step considers the distribution of individual jobs over households, thus establishing a link between individual employment rates and household employment rates. Following the work by Gregg, Scutella and Wadsworth (2008, 2010) a 'polarization index' is created to measure the size of unequal distribution of employment over households. Actual changes in household joblessness are decomposed in (i) changes due to changing individual employment rates and changing household structures and (ii) changes in the distribution of jobs over households. The second step in the analysis matches employment at both levels of aggregation with poverty. Therefore, we decompose changes in the at-risk-of-poverty rates on the basis of (i) changes in the poverty risks of jobless households, and (ii) changes in the poverty risks of other (non-jobless) households; (iii) changes in household joblessness due to changes in individual employment rates and changing household structures and (iv) changes in the distribution of employment. The proposed technique does yield interesting insights into the trajectories that individual EU welfare states have followed over the past ten years.The book is available at the Eurostat website, but it can also been completely downloaded here.