Poverty and the family in Europe

Bradshaw, Jonathan; Nieuwenhuis, Rense

doi:10.4337/9781788975544.00038

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“…In terms of social disparities, this pan-European 'pluralization of family life' (Naldini 2023: 93) makes a difference to what the breadwinner model implied during the heyday of industrial modernity. For example, lone parents (mostly younger mothers) have been a rapidly expanding population in Western Europe, incurring high risks of be(com) ing poor just because of this civil status (Bradshaw and Nieuwenhuis 2021), especially in a context of limited childcare facilities. At the same time, however, the respective individual situation -which can affect different social milieus -may change quickly during a given life course.…”

Section: Novel Complexity: Inconsistent Disparities New Commonalitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rather, in the new millennium, institutional developments combine with dynamics of social change to burden numerous children and families across Western Europe. This is due, first of all, to economic forces, most prominently those associated the precarious lives of lower-class parents (Bradshaw and Nieuwenhuis 2021). While child well-being and family wealth are not necessarily congruent (Main 2019), it stands to reason that developments in the wider economy -for instance the rise of a low-wage sector and of unstable work trajectories -have repercussions on less affluent families and, by extension, on the well-being of their children.…”

Section: Counter-movements: Policy-related Barriers To Empowering Chi...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Fate of Social Modernity

Bode

2024

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Section: Novel Complexity: Inconsistent Disparities New Commonalitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Counter-movements: Policy-related Barriers To Empowering Chi...mentioning

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The Fate of Social Modernity

Bode

2024

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“…As the number of dependents grows, the chances of the women being poor rise (Bradshaw and Nieuwenhuis, 2021;Eskezia, 2011). Dependents are people aged below 15 and above 65 years…”

Section: Dependentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Status and determinants of poverty among women-owned micro-businesses in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

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Connor²,

Mega³

2022

JEC

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Purpose Micro-businesses contribute to economic development by improving individual welfare. Women are the primary drivers and owners of such businesses in urban Ethiopia. The purpose of this study is to investigate the poverty status and determinants among women-owned micro-businesses. Design/methodology/approach The basic study units were women who owned micro-businesses. A sample of 384 women-owned micro-business was chosen using a stratified and systematic random sampling technique. Thirty-six participants were purposely chosen for in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect data. The poverty head count, poverty gap and poverty severity indices were computed to estimate poverty status. The major determinants of women’s poverty were investigated using a logistic regression model. Findings The overall poverty incidence, gap and severity were estimated to be 24.27%, 3.85%, and 1.11% respectively, among the women who owned micro-businesses. Eight of the 14 poverty determinants, including age, dependents, savings, remittance and the number of days and hours women work in their businesses, were found to have a significant effect on women’s poverty. The results suggest that local governments, technical and vocational training institutions should work together to reduce the impact of poverty-aggravating factors on women and increase the contribution of women-owned micro-businesses to poverty reduction. Originality/value This study addressed the poverty status of women who run micro-businesses, which is a crucial issue in Ethiopia’s urban context. It adds new knowledge to the issue of gendered economic participation, poverty reduction and poverty determinants in the Ethiopian context.

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“…The explanation of the phenomenon of poverty is based on three theories: behavioral, structural, and political [ 9 ]. Behavioral theories focus on individual behavior driven by stimuli and culture [ 10 ]. According to these theories, the poor are poor because they engage in unproductive, poverty-increasing behaviors or threats [ 11 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the causes of poverty include the inability to obtain a good education or access to health care, which results in the inability to fully engage in activities aimed at generating income [ 12 ]. Political theories, on the other hand, show that governments and institutions create policies that cause poverty and alleviate the relationship between behavior and poverty [ 10 ]. The source of poverty is a strong dependence on decisions made by various officials and the bureaucratic mechanism created by them, improper policy of regulating economic activity, lack or incorrect operation of the mechanism of redistribution of income, etc.…”

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Assessment of the Development of Poverty in EU Countries

Sompolska-Rzechuła

Kurdyś-Kujawska

2022

IJERPH

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The aim of the article is to assess of development of poverty in EU countries in 2010 and 2019. The study used the model method of the linear ordering of objects—TOPSIS, considering the distance of each object from both the pattern and the non-pattern development. The originality of the work consists in the use of primary data obtained from the Eurostat database and the winsorized data that were created on the basis of outliers. The indicators characterizing the first goal of sustainable development—“No poverty” were used. The results of the research indicate that the inhabitants of western Europe and Scandinavia are less affected by poverty than the population of eastern and southern Europe. The division of countries according to the scale of poverty is reflected in the level of GDP per capita.

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Poverty and the family in Europe

Cited by 9 publications

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Status and determinants of poverty among women-owned micro-businesses in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Assessment of the Development of Poverty in EU Countries

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