Between a risk society and a welfare state: social risk resilience and vulnerability to poverty in Lithuania

Between a risk society and a welfare state: social risk resilience and vulnerability to poverty in Lithuania

This paper looks into the role the tax-benefit system plays in mitigating widespread socio-economic risks and individual vulnerability to poverty. The drivers behind the changing role of the risk-mitigating social policies are analysed looking through the theoretical lenses of the risk society. The...

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Main Author: Jekaterina Navickė
Format: Article
Language:Lithuanian
Published: Vilnius University Press 2015-01-01
Series:STEPP: Socialinė Teorija, Empirija, Politika ir Praktika
Subjects:
vulnerability
poverty
risk
welfare state
Lithuania
Online Access:http://www.journals.vu.lt/STEPP/article/view/4861

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http://www.journals.vu.lt/STEPP/article/view/4861

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