Social indicators : the EU and social inclusion

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Social indicators : the EU and social inclusion

Tony Atkinson ... [et al.] ; with a foreword by Frank Vandenbroucke

Oxford University Press, 2002

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-228) and indexes

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巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780199252497

内容説明

Social indicators are an important tool for evaluating a country's level of social development and for assessing the impact of policy. Such indicators are already in use in investigating poverty and social exclusion in several European countries and have begun to play a significant role in advancing the social dimension of the European Union as a whole. The purpose of this book is to make a scientific contribution to the development of social indicators for the purposes of European policy-making. It considers the principles underlying the construction of policy-relevant indicators, the definition of indicators, and the issues that arise in their implementation, including that of the statistical data required. It seeks to bring together theoretical and methodological methods in the measurement of poverty/social exclusion with the empirical practice of social policy. The experience of Member States is reviewed, including an assessment of the National Action Plans on Social Inclusion submitted for the first time in June 2001 by the fifteen EU governments. The key areas covered by the book are poverty, including its intensity and persistence, income inequality, non-monetary deprivation, low educational attainment, unemployment, joblessness, poor health, poor housing and homelessness, functional illiteracy and innumeracy, and restricted social participation. In each case, the book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of different indicators relevant to social inclusion in the European Union, and makes recommendations for the indicators to be employed. Indicators for Social Inclusion in the European Union is being published at a critical stage in the evolution of the social agenda of the European Union. It is hoped that the report will play a role in widening public debate about the social dimension of Europe and that it will be of value to the social partners, to non-governmental and grass roots organizations, and to those living in poverty and social exclusion. It seeks to provide both a constructive background document at a crucial juncture in the evolution of the social dimension of the European Union and a reference work of continuing value.

目次

  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • 1. Setting the Scene
  • 2. Indicators in Principle
  • 3. 3 Social Indicators from a Member State Perspective
  • 4. 4 Portfolio of Indicators as a Whole
  • 5. Financial Poverty
  • 6. Depth of Poverty and Income Inequality
  • 7. Education, Employment and Unemployment
  • 8. Health, Housing, and Wider Dimensions
  • 9. Co-ordination at the European Union Level
  • Executive Summary and List of Recommendations
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780199253494

内容説明

Social indicators are an important tool for evaluating a country's level of social development and for assessing the impact of policy. Such indicators are already in use in investigating poverty and social exclusion in several European countries and have begun to play a significant role in advancing the social dimension of the European Union as a whole. The purpose of this book is to make a scientific contribution to the development of social indicators for the purposes of European policy-making. It considers the principles underlying the construction of policy-relevant indicators, the definition of indicators, and the issues that arise in their implementation, including that of the statistical data required. It seeks to bring together theoretical and methodological methods in the measurement of poverty/social exclusion with the empirical practice of social policy. The experience of Member States is reviewed, including an assessment of the National Action Plans on Social Inclusion submitted for the first time in June 2001 by the fifteen EU governments. The key areas covered by the book are poverty, including its intensity and persistence, income inequality, non-monetary deprivation, low educational attainment, unemployment, joblessness, poor health, poor housing and homelessness, functional illiteracy and innumeracy, and restricted social participation. In each case, the book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of different indicators relevant to social inclusion in the European Union, and makes recommendations for the indicators to be employed. Social Indicators is being published at a critical stage in the evolution of the social agenda of the European Union. It will play a role in widening public debate about the social dimension of Europe and it will be of value to the social partners, to non-governmental and grass roots organizations, and to those living in poverty and social exclusion. It seeks to provide both a constructive background document at a crucial juncture in the evolution of the social dimension of the European Union and a reference work of continuing value.

目次

  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • 1. Setting the Scene
  • 2. Indicators in Principle
  • 3. 3 Social Indicators from a Member State Perspective
  • 4. 4 Portfolio of Indicators as a Whole
  • 5. Financial Poverty
  • 6. Depth of Poverty and Income Inequality
  • 7. Education, Employment and Unemployment
  • 8. Health, Housing, and Wider Dimensions
  • 9. Co-ordination at the European Union Level
  • Executive Summary and List of Recommendations

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