Social indicators [[electronic resource] ] : the EU and social inclusion / / Tony Atkinson ... [et al.] ; with a foreword by Frank Vandenbroucke

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465753703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; Hong Kong, : Oxford University Press, c2002
• ISBN: 9786610907670; 0-19-925249-1; 0-19-153093-X; 9786612199448; 1-280-90767-3; 1-282-19944-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AtkinsonA. B <1944-> (Anthony Barnes)
• Disciplina: 361.61094; 361.94
• Soggetti: Marginality, Social - European Union countries; Quality of life - European Union countries; Social indicators - European Union countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Setting the Scene; 1.1. Social Indicators; 1.2. Social Europe; 1.3. Lisbon and Post-Lisbon; 1.4. Structure of the Book; 2. Indicators in Principle; 2.1. Principles of Indicator Construction; 2.2. Properties of Indicators; 2.3. Data for Social Indicator Construction; 3. Social Indicators from a Member State Perspective; 3.1. Belgium; 3.2. Denmark; 3.3. Germany; 3.4. Greece; 3.5. Spain; 3.6. France; 3.7. Ireland; 3.8. Italy; 3.9. Luxembourg; 3.10. Netherlands; 3.11. Austria; 3.12. Portugal; 3.13. Finland; 3.14. Sweden; 3.15. United Kingdom; 3.16. Conclusion; 4. Portfolio of Indicators as a Whole4.1. Structure of the Portfolio of Indicators; 4.2. Presentation of Indicators; 4.3. Disaggregation of Indicators; 5. Financial Poverty; 5.1. The Concept of Poverty; 5.2. Overview of Existing Methods of Setting the Financial Poverty Line; 5.3. Evaluation of Different Methods; 5.4. Examination of Proposed Financial ; Poverty Indicators; 6. Depth of Poverty and Income Inequality; 6.1. Persistence of Financial Poverty; 6.2. Poverty Gaps; 6.3. Deprivation Indicators; 6.4. Distribution of Income; 7. Education, Employment, and Unemployment; 7.1. Low Educational Attainment and Differential Access to Education7.2. Employment and Unemployment; 7.3. Jobless Households; 7.4. Working Poor and Low Pay; 7.5. Within-Country Variations in Unemployment and Employment; 8. Health, Housing, and Wider Dimensions; 8.1. Health; 8.2. Housing and Homelessness; 8.3. Functional Literacy and Numeracy; 8.4. Access to Essential Services; 8.5. Financial Precariousness; 8.6. Social Participation; 9. Coordination at the European Union Level; 9.1. Use of Indicators in National Action Plans on Social Inclusion and by the Commission; 9.2. Policy and National Targets9.3. Development of Indicators and Mobilizing Actors; Executive Summary and List of Recommendations; Synthèse et Liste des Recommandations; Members of the Steering Committees; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 Europeanpolicy-making. It considers the principles underlying the construction of policy-relevant indicators, the definiti