Safety Nets and Benefit Dependence (Hardcover)

Social protection systems are intended to support households in financial difficulties, a role that has been underlined during the recent Great Recession in many countries around the world. This volume presents new results on the dynamics of social assistance, minimum-income and related out-of-work benefits in a range of different country contexts. It contains eight original articles, which shed light on benefit spell durations, the movements into and out of receipt of safety net benefits, the individual or family characteristics associated with these movements, the extent of state dependence or 'scarring', and the interaction of various welfare programs. The results establish an evidence base for an informed policy debate in a range of OECD countries. They also provide methodological background for future work on benefit receipt patterns.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Research in Labor Economics
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Stephane Carcillo • Herwig Immervoll • Stephen P. Jenkins • Sebastian Konigs • Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-78190-936-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Financial crises & disasters Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems
LSN:	1-78190-936-9
Barcode:	9781781909362

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