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The last safety net: A handbook of minimum income protection in Europe
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In this article, the authors define and measure minimum income protection in the context of welfare state contexts, and compare the results with comparative analyses of different contexts and countries in the world.Abstract:
Introduction Defining and measuring minimum income protection Welfare state contexts Country analyses Comparative analyses Conclusion.read more
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The Great Wake-Up Call? Social Citizenship and Minimum Income Provisions in Europe in Times of Crisis
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Struggle for Life: Social Assistance Benefits, 1992–2009
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Constructing new global models of social security: How international organizations defined the field of social cash transfers in the 2000s
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The Politics of Old and New Social Policies
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Welfare states and population health: the role of minimum income benefits for mortality.
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