Counteracting material deprivation: The role of social assistance in Europe

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-163

  Nelson, Kenneth ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EU 2020 Strategy; EU SILC; European Union; material deprivation; multilevel analysis; poverty; SaMip; social assistance; social benefits; social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; POVERTY; PUBLIC SERVICE; REGIONAL POLICY; SOCIAL INCLUSION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84861144117     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928711433658     Document Type: Article

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