Is the neighbour's grass greener? Comparing family support in Lithuania and four other New Member States

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 315-331

  Salanauskaite, Lina ^a   Verbist, Gerline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

child poverty; family benefits and tax advantages; Lithuania; microsimulation; new EU member states

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; EUROPEAN UNION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

CZECH REPUBLIC; ESTONIA; HUNGARY; LITHUANIA; SLOVENIA;

EID: 84879734173     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928713480066     Document Type: Article

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