Publications

2004

Transforming disability welfare policies

This book is the outcome of an international conference on ‘Transforming Disability into Ability’. The conference addressed key challenges in disability policy and discussed OECD policy recommendations.

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Providing integrated health and social care for older persons

Books & contributions to books

The book provides an overview on European approaches towards integrated social and health care services and policies; furthermore, it provides indicators for successful approaches and models of good practice to overcome the "social-health-divide".

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Income and non-income poverty in the enlarged EU

European Centre reports

The study examines how alternative measures of poverty in an enlarged Europe could take into account both income and non-income aspects and the extent to which comparative measures of consistent poverty reflect country-specific versus European-wide thresholds.

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2003

Understanding social inclusion in a larger Europe. An open debate

Books & contributions to books

Since 2001, all EU Member States developed bi-annual National Action Plans for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (NAPincl). The EU indicators in the field of poverty and social exclusion monitor the achievements of these National Action Plans.

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European disability pension policies

Books & contributions to books

The longer-term sustainability of social insurance systems has become a major issue in all European countries. The debate is generally dominated by a focus on the rising costs of old-age pensions, driven by rapidly changing population age structures.

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