Extreme deprivation and social protection in the EU
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Extreme deprivation social protection types social policy implications Survey on Income and Living Conditions European Union-15
Abstract
By utilizing SILC data, the paper reveals extreme deprivation trends and patterns and assesses the role of different social protection types in this field across the EU-15. It shows that the extent of extreme deprivation is high in south European countries (and especially Greece), whereas Nordic countries exhibit very low levels. The empirical findings corroborate the significance of social protection in tackling extreme deprivation through both in-cash and particularly in-kind benefits.
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Papanastasiou, S. (2021). Extreme deprivation and social protection in the EU. Social Cohesion and Development, 14(2), 123–131. https://doi.org/10.12681/scad.25744
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