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View article: Introduction
Introduction Open
Why, in a world of plenty, are we failing to eradicate poverty? This collective failure is: (i) because we only rarely move beyond the symptoms to address the root causes of the inter-generational perpetuation of poverty (IGPP); (ii) becau…
View article: Why IGPP is bad for all
Why IGPP is bad for all Open
This chapter sets out why we should care about IGPP. It stresses that the perpetuation of poverty across generations has serious economic, social and environmental consequences and costs that are bad for everyone, and not for households in…
View article: Index
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see also sub-Saharan Africa; individual countries African-American children 47-48 agency 58-59 Akanksha 45 Asia 16, 21, 98 see also South Asia; individual countries aspirations 58-59 at-risk-of-poverty rate 12-13, 12n2 see also income pove…
View article: Towards an inclusive economy
Towards an inclusive economy Open
There has recently been a rapid growth in international literature and research on the links between economic growth and social capability and their impact upon well-being. This paper draws on that literature to build upon previous Treasur…
View article: Conclusion
Conclusion Open
The short concluding chapter stresses the scale of poverty and the urgency of the challenge to end inter-generational perpetuation of poverty. It insists that there is no excuse for the perpetuation of these vicious cycles of disadvantage,…
View article: The Escape from Poverty
The Escape from Poverty Open
ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND license. The perpetuation of poverty across generations damages lives. It weakens social cohesion and the economy and undermines environmental sustainability. This book examines why pov…
View article: Making it happen
Making it happen Open
This chapter highlights the challenge of making the necessary changes happen to end inter-generational perpetuation of poverty (IGPP). It suggests eleven things that could help to bring about change: (i) invest in raising public and politi…
View article: Post-market redistribution
Post-market redistribution Open
In looking at what is needed to break the vicious cycles that perpetuate poverty, this chapter explores the potential of classic tax-and-transfer policies on which the welfare state was built. Such policies remain essential, in combination…
View article: How poverty is perpetuated across generations
How poverty is perpetuated across generations Open
This chapter examines the factors that perpetuate poverty across generations. It focuses on ten key factors: (i) poor health and poor access to health services; (ii) malnutrition; (iii) inadequate housing and disadvantaged neighbourhoods; …
View article: Setting the stage
Setting the stage Open
This chapter explains what inter-generational perpetuation of poverty (IGPP) is. It stresses the strong link between IGPP and child poverty. Children who grow up in poverty not only have limited opportunities to reach their full potential;…
View article: Eurobarometer 44.0 (Octobre-Novembre 1995)
Eurobarometer 44.0 (Octobre-Novembre 1995) Open
The aim of this research is to monitor the short-term evolution of European public opinion and in particular of public interests with an emphasis on the problems of European integration. It takes into account the socio-demographic characte…
View article: Eurobarometer 38.0. European Court of Justice, Passive Smoking and Consumer Issues, September-October 1992
Eurobarometer 38.0. European Court of Justice, Passive Smoking and Consumer Issues, September-October 1992 Open
The aim of this research is to monitor the short-term evolution of European public opinion and in particular of public interests with an emphasis on the problems of European integration. It takes into account the socio-demographic characte…
View article: Eurobarometer N 44.3 Unemployed oversample Novembre-Décembre 1995
Eurobarometer N 44.3 Unemployed oversample Novembre-Décembre 1995 Open
The aim of this research is to monitor the short-term evolution of European public opinion and in particular of public interests with an emphasis on the problems of European integration. It takes into account the socio-demographic characte…
View article: Eurobarometer 44.1 (Novembre-Décembre 1995)
Eurobarometer 44.1 (Novembre-Décembre 1995) Open
The aim of this research is to monitor the short-term evolution of European public opinion and in particular of public interests with an emphasis on the problems of European integration. It takes into account the socio-demographic characte…
View article: Eurobarometer N 41.0
Eurobarometer N 41.0 Open
The aim of this research is to monitor the short-term evolution of European public opinion and in particular of public interests with an emphasis on the problems of European integration and focused on perceptions about and factors affectin…
View article: Towards an EU measure of child deprivation
Towards an EU measure of child deprivation Open
This paper proposes a new measure of child material and social deprivation (MSD) in the European Union (EU) which includes age appropriate child-specific information available from the thematic deprivation modules included in the 2009 and …
View article: Tony Atkinson and his Legacy
Tony Atkinson and his Legacy Open
Tony Atkinson is universally celebrated for his outstanding contributions to the measurement and analysis of inequality, but he never saw the study of inequality as a separate branch of economics. He was an economist in the classical sense…