Many people in Europe do not receive the social benefits to which they are entitled. This is the case across countries and for many types of benefits. Addressing this ‘non-take-up’ of benefits is critical for two key reasons: benefits do not fulfil their objective if they do not reach the...

The contributions in this book highlight, contextualize and analyze different aspects of social inequality. What are the various cause and effects of inequality? How have these changed over recent decades? Which social policies might be best able to intervene? Written by authors from a variety...

Im Jahr 2013 feierten die BerufsInfoZentren (BIZ) des AMS ihr mittlerweile 25-jähriges Jubiläum, im Jahr 2014 das gesamte AMS sein nunmehr 20-jähriges Bestehen, nachdem es 1994 aus der vormaligen Arbeitsmarktverwaltung (AMV) hervorgegangen ist. Beide Jubiläen sind Grund genug, eine...