The starting point in the paper is the relative concept of poverty. We will study how our picture of poverty will change if we accept a very relative concept of poverty. The first problem we encountered was the selection of the benchmark. A couple of alternative ways to conduct relativizations...

The Finnish welfare state is examined in contrast to Sweden, and the public policy of the US and UK. Analyses presented provide strong evidence of the capability of the Nordic welfare model in the equitable alleviation of poverty among all sections of the population

Comparative research of poverty, income inequality and the effectiveness of income transfer systems has flourished during the last two decades, largely owing to the contribution of the Luxembourg Income Study project. So far, however, the majority of comparative analyses have been based on a...