{"product_id":"in-work-poverty-in-europe-luca-ratti-9789403549965","title":"In-Work Poverty in Europe: Vulnerable and Under-Represented Persons in a Comparative Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn-work poverty is a reality for too many persons in the European Union (EU). Although everyone is in agreement that poverty must be reduced, rarely is there a specific focus on the plight of those who, despite working, are poor. This important book is the first to unreservedly meet the challenge of defining, measuring, and comparing the legal regimes to combat in-work poverty in Europe, fully attending to the strengths and shortcomings of indicators and allowing the assessment of comparative best practices among the Member States.\u003c\/p\u003e The distinguished contributors each describe and analyse this complex and multidimensional phenomenon, with its manifold and intertwined causes, in relation to such factors as the following:   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eemployment-related factors (wage, type of contract, atypical employment); \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eworker's socio-demographic characteristics (level of education, gender, age, country of birth); \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esize and composition of household; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehousehold work intensity; and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einstitutional factors (childcare, flexible work arrangements, employment protection, housing, technological change). \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  In a major innovation, the book's methodology approaches the 'working poor' by distinctly defining four groups of vulnerable and under-represented persons (VUPs) with detailed statistical information on in-work poverty in each group.  Following an in-depth introduction focusing on the definition and ramifications of the concept of in-work poverty - including a discussion of legal scholarship and relevant EU instruments - the situations in seven EU Member States (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden) are compare...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luca Ratti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9403549963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789403549965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kluwer Law International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.87d","brand":"Luca Ratti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069813944575,"sku":"9789403549965","price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f7ed8e6-9545-4cad-91bb-031428a253e3.jpg?v=1685426650","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-work-poverty-in-europe-luca-ratti-9789403549965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}