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annual report 2005
London School of Economics and Political Science - 2006
This report presents some of the mainfi ndings from our research in each areaduring 2005: most of our eighth andpart of our ninth year. It also detailsthe other activities of the Centre. Moredetail can be found in the publicationslisted in Appendix 2, which includeCASE’s own discussion paper...
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Poverty and Inequality and Social Policy in China
Li, Bingqin; Piachaud, David - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004
Despite prolonged economic growth, poverty has become a more notable andnoted feature of Chinese society. The paper … socialpolicies are described and the effects on poverty and inequality are examined.The limitations of a social policy that is … approach is analysed and its potential to reduce poverty andinequality are considered.[...] …
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Do Europe’s Minimum Income Schemes ProvideAdequate Shelter against the Economic Crisis andHow, If at All, Have Governments Responded?
Marchal, Sarah; Marx, Ive; Van Mechelen, Natascha - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
The present economic crisis comes against the background of decades of policy changesthat have generally weakened the capacity of social safety nets to offer citizens withadequate resources for financial survival when labour markets fail to do so. Building on datafor 24 European Union countries,...
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Helter Skelter: Families, disabled children and the benefit system
Preston, Gabrielle - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2005
Families with disabled children are susceptible to poverty because low incomeis compounded by high costs. Combing … reportoutlines issues that must be addressed if reduce poverty amongst disabledchildren is to be reduced.[...] …
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DEFINING POVERTY LINES AS A FRACTION OFCENTRAL TENDENCY
Muller, Christophe - University <Nottingham> / Department of Economics - 2000
measured by the Gini coeffcient isconstant, dening the poverty line as a fraction of a central tendency of theliving standard … distribution restricts the evolution of the poverty measuresto be stable... …
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Erfahrung und Bewältigung von sozialer Ausgrenzung in der Großstadt: Was sind Quartierseffekte, was Lageeffekte?
Kronauer, Martin; Vogel, Berthold - 2001
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Zukunft der Kinder: Konzepte, Projekte und Initiativen für, mit und von Kindern
Kreibich, Rolf; Thio, Sie Liong - Institut für Zukunftsstudien und Technologiebewertung … - 2009
Anlässlich des 65. Geburtstags seines Gründers und Direktors, Prof. Dr. Rolf Kreibichorganisierte das IZT am 6. Dezember 2003 das Colloquium „Zukunftsforschung imSpannungsfeld von Visionen und Alltagshandeln“.Wie dem Titel dieser Veranstaltung zu entnehmen ist, bewegt sich moderne...
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Nutrition and Economic Destitution in Northern Ghana, 1930-1957. A Historical Perspective on Nutritional Economics
Destombes, Jerôme - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999
explore a plausible route of causationbetween nutrition and poverty, the most urgent task is to disregard the …
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Mapping Poverty in Agar Town: Economic Conditions Prior to the Development of St. Pancras Station In 1866
Swensen, Steven P. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2006
Poverty.[...] …
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