The EU and social inclusion

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the EU Social Inclusion Process and explores the challenges ahead at local, regional, national and EU levels.

List of contents

Introduction; The EU social inclusion process and the key issues; Exploring statistics on poverty and social exclusion in the EU; Strengthening policy analysis; EU indicators for poverty and social exclusion; Taking forward the EU social inclusion process; The EU and social inclusion: facing the challenges.

About the author

Tony Atkinson is currently holder of a Chaire Blaise Pascal at the Paris School of Economics, and was Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford from 1994 to 2005. Bea Cantillon is Professor and Director of the Centre for Social Policy at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Eric Marlier is the international scientific advisor of the CEPS/INSTEAD Research Institute, Luxembourg, and is regularly called as an international policy advisor on the Social Inclusion Process. Brian Nolan is Research Professor and Head of the Social Policy Research Division at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Ireland.

Summary

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the EU Social Inclusion Process and explores the challenges ahead at local, regional, national and EU levels.

Product details

• Authors: Atkinson, A. B. Atkinson, Tony Atkinson, Tony (Nuffield College Atkinson, Bea Cantillon, Bea (Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy Cantillon, Beatrijs Cantillon, Eric Marlier, Eric (CEPS/INSTEAD Research Institute) Marlier, Brian Nolan, Brian (University of Oxford) Nolan
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2006
• EAN: 9781861348845
• ISBN: 978-1-86134-884-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 747 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education