Social Indicators: The EU and Social Inclusion

by Éric Marlier, Tony Atkinson, Bea Cantillon

Book Overview

The European social agenda is at a crucial stage. This book describes the Action Plans on Social Inclusion submitted to the European Union by national governments in June 2001 and investigates the indicators that can be used to assess social progress. It deals in a new way with key issues for social policy in Europe: poverty, income inequality, non-monetary deprivation, low educational attainment, unemployment, joblessness, poor health, poor housing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199252491
• ISBN13: 9780199252497
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"