The poverty effects of social transfer schemes in old and new Europe
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The poverty effects of social transfer schemes in old and new Europe
Bea CantillonCentre for Social Policy Herman DeleeckUniversity of Antwerp, Belgium
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At-risk-of-poverty Rate for EU-25 (2003)
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CZ SI DK LU FI SE HU NL AT FR BE CY LT MT DE LV PL EE UK IT EL ES IE PT SK
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Poverty Risk Plotted Against Poverty Risk Threshold (PPS) for EU-25 (2003)
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Poverty risk threshold for single person PPS (60%)
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Social Protection Expenditure (2001) and Poverty Risk (2003) for EU-25
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10 15 20 25 30 35
Total social protection expenditure as % GDP
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Employment Rate (2004) and Poverty Risk (2003) for EU-25
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Employment rate (% population aged 15-64)
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Changes in Employment Rate and Risk of Poverty 1994-2000 for EU-15
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Employmentrate%
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