these countries. We argue in the paper that there may be two major determinants of income inequalities and poverty. First … effective programs combating poverty under budgetary constraints is therefore one of the prime objectives of social policy in … state budget from those having higher incomes to those having lower incomes also play a role in shaping income inequalities. …

In our paper we present a comparative analysis of the effects of family policy measures on poverty patterns in the … poverty, in particular that of the youngest generation. Economic well-being of families is a result of a whole complex of …, followed by a short description of poverty in the observed countries. In these parts of the paper we draw on our earlier work …