in rural areas, but it has not reduced poverty that much, not least because of how it is administered. Moreover, the …

poverty risk. The government has recently commissioned several studies to prepare a systematic reform of the system. The …

Poverty is an important policy issue in OECD countries and the recent crisis has made it even more pressing. This paper … highlights poverty rate differences across countries and reviews the various policies to tackle it. The OECD-wide poverty rate … poverty rate than working-age people and poverty is more wide-spread among women than men. Albeit boosting employment is …

paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … explores whether contracting inequalities coexist with increasing poverty. The paper adds to previous studies by introducing …

Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax … be quite narrowly targeted at families living in extreme poverty. Over time, the government should consider increasing … support for the poor to find jobs of decent quality will be key to help them overcome poverty in a sustainable way. Ingreso …

Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which … comparison with OECD countries, but it is not strongly enforced. Poverty among pensioners is set to fall in the future with the …

Reducing poverty and social exclusion is an important objective for all French governments. Even though conventionally … measured poverty is in fact lower than in most other countries, it is still higher than can be easily accepted. The current … resources. Concentrations of poverty and social exclusion in certain geographic areas and among certain groups of the population …