In der aktuellen Diskussion um die Einführung von Mindestlöhnen wird von dessen Befürwortern meist auf die wachsenden Einkommensunterschiede in Deutschland hingewiesen. Belegt wird diese Einschätzung mit dem Verweis auf die Reallohnentwicklung in Deutschland, wobei für diese Größe in der...

In the Western countries poverty has increased along with the resurgence of low-income targeting and the increased conditionality of social assistance. This paper provides new evidence on the relationship between social minimums and income adequacy by examining the extent to which social...

Given the lack of adequate universal social welfare for those unable to find jobs in the salaried formal sector, the livelihoods and well-being of most poor people depends heavily on their asset base. This includes their ability to access and accumulate assets, obtain decent returns from these...