BRAMLEY G., LANCASTER S. and GORDON D. (2000) Benefit take-up and the geography of poverty in Scotland. Reg. Studies 34 , 507-519. Renewed interest in poverty and social exclusion and the greater availability of welfare benefits information at local and small area level create new opportunities...

Half Title Page -- Full Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: My Experience Researching Poverty overthe Past 35 Years -- Chapter: 3Poverty in Hong Kong --...

In March 2017, the European Union (EU) adopted a new indicator of 'material and social deprivation'. This measure was developed by Guio et al (2012) and covers the entire population of the 28 EU Member States. It includes 13 deprivation items and replaces the 9-item 'standard' material...