Who Is Poor in Our Society?

Capéau, Bart;Cherchye, Laurens;Decancq, Koen;Decoster, André;Vermeulen, Frederic;et.al.
(2020) Well-being in Belgium : Beyond Happiness and Income — p. 27-32, published

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  • Capéau, BartKULeuven
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  • Cherchye, LaurensKULeuven
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  • Decancq, KoenUniversity of Antwerp
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  • Decoster, AndréKULeuven
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  • Vermeulen, FredericKULeuven
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Abstract
Many people believe that everyone in society should be able to achieve a minimum level of material welfare. People whose material welfare is below this minimum level are regarded as poor. Two standard measures are used to measure poverty in our society: the risk of poverty and material deprivation.
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Capéau, B., Cherchye, L., Decancq, K., Decoster, A., Rock, B. D., Maniquet, F., Nys, A., Périlleux, G., Ramaekers, E., Rongé, Z., Schokkaert, E., & Vermeulen, F. (2020). Who Is Poor in Our Society? In Bart Capéau, Laurens Cherchye, Koen Decancq e.a. (ed.), Well-being in Belgium : Beyond Happiness and Income (p. p. 27-32). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58509-9_5