, the data basis or the time of measurement considered, inequality may increase, remain stable or decrease. However, market …

European country to develop an anti-poverty strategy with a specific target. The poverty indicator developed for this purpose … used a definition of poverty in line with that proposed by the EU, reflecting both scarcity of resources (measured as … relative income poverty) and specific deficits in the standard of living. As a result of the rise in prosperity between 1994 …

Poverty is a broad term. The criteria that define poverty are a contentious issue. Just over nine per cent of the … cent of the population are at risk of poverty. A glance at the different methods of calculation explains this large … calculations to determine the number of people at risk of poverty, and to use this figure for managing poverty reduction policies. …