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An Investigation of the Measurement of Poverty in Ireland

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Institute of Public Administration, 2007 - Ireland - 176 pages
  

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Contents

Introduction
1
The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Poverty
3
Poverty in Ireland
33
The Paradox of High Economic Growth and High Poverty
53
Misleading CrossCountry Comparisons
69
Assessing the Position of Vulnerable Groups
79
Housing Cost Considerations
105
Scope for Criticism of the Consistent Poverty Measure
123
Public Confusion
135
Conclusions
149
The Laeken Indicators
159
Topics in the LIIS Questionnaires
160
Calculating the Value of the Free Schemes2005
161
References
163
Index
169
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Common terms and phrases

60 per cent adults Atkinson average budget standards cent of median consistent poverty measure Consumer Price Index countries dependent on social deprivation indicators deprivation items difficulties ECHP economic ESRI EU-SILC Eurostat example Fahey figures free travel pass fuel allowance Gini coefficient household income household types housing costs housing expenditures approach ill/disabled impact in-kind benefits income distribution income poverty lines income poverty measure income poverty rates income poverty threshold increases Irish Layte LCA budget living standards lone parents Lorenz curve low income measure poverty measurement of poverty median income threshold medical card mortgage necessities NESC OECD outright overall percentage Persons below 60 policy-making poor population poverty and social poverty in Ireland proportion rates of relative relative income measures relative income poverty social exclusion social partnership social welfare rates society Source standard of living survey Table trends unemployment vulnerable groups

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TitleAn Investigation of the Measurement of Poverty in Ireland
Issues in public administration
AuthorColin Menton
Editionillustrated
PublisherInstitute of Public Administration, 2007
ISBN1904541615, 9781904541615
Length176 pages
  
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