Poverty in Ireland in Comparative European Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Whelan, Christopher T.; Maitre, Bertrand
Titel	Poverty in Ireland in Comparative European Perspective
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 95 (2010) 1, S.91-110 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-009-9451-8
Schlagwörter	Poverty; Employment Patterns; Labor Market; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Social Indicators; One Parent Family; Economic Impact; Risk; Unemployment; Ireland; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausland; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Ökonomische Determinanten; Risiko; Arbeitslosigkeit; Irland; Großbritannien
Abstract	In this paper we seek to put Irish poverty rates in a comparative European context. We do so in a context whereby the Irish economic boom and EU enlargement have led to increasing reservations being expressed regarding rates deriving from the EU "at risk of poverty" indicator. Our comparative analysis reports findings for both overall levels of poverty and variation by household reference person characteristics for this indicator and a consistent poverty measure for Ireland, the UK and five smaller European countries spanning a range of welfare regimes. Our findings demonstrate that the distinctiveness of Ireland's situation lies not in the overall levels of poverty per se but in the very high penalties associated with being in a household where the household reference person is a lone parent or excluded from the labour market. (As Provided).
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