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interesting websites related to poverty Chronic
Poverty Research Center
International
partnership of universities, research institutes and NGOs, dedicated at
studying the causes of chronic poverty, and providing analysis and
policy guidance on the reduction of chronic poverty.
EU Social Protection Committee EU
body that provides a framework for national strategy development, as
well as for coordinating policies between EU countries on issues
relating to poverty and social exclusion, health care and long-term
care as well as pensions.
EU Poverty and social exclusion Platform
of the EU2020 strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion.
Eurochild A
network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe
to improve the quality of life of children and young people.
OECD Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC) OECD
body that promotes economic growth that benefits poor people, focusing
on both the pace and pattern of growth.
OECD Better Life Index A
tool proposed by the OECD that enables users to create a
multidimensional index of wellbeing for their country by choosing the
categories and weights that reflect their view of what makes a "better
life".
Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs The
OECD Directorate for Employment Labour and Social Affairs is aimed at
helping economies to formulate policies to boost employment and improve
social welfare.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation The
Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an endowed charity that funds a large,
UK-wide research and development programme. They seek to understand the
root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them,
and to show how social needs can be met in practice.
Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research Multidisciplinary
inter-university research center dedicated at understanding the
root-causes of poverty and producing practical policy solutions for the
alleviation of poverty.
King Baudouin Foundation Independent
Belgian public benefit foundation active at the regional, federal and
international level. They undertake research and carry out missions at
the request of government bodies and institutions and formulate own
recommendations.
Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy The
Centre for Social Policy Herman Deleeck (CSB) has been studying social
inequality and wealth distribution in the welfare state for over 30
years. Their research is empirical and multidisciplinary in
nature.
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