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This book describes the Action Plans on Social Inclusion submitted to the European Union by national governments in June 2001 and investigates the indicators that can be used to assess social progress. It deals with key issues for social policy in Europe: poverty, income inequality, non-monetary deprivation, low educational attainment etc.

Decent Incomes for All sheds new light on recent poverty trends in the European Union and the corresponding responses by European welfare states. The authors analyze the effect of social and fiscal policies before, during, and after the recent economic crisis, and study the impact of alternative policy packages on poverty and inequality.