Population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Spain, according to the European Council definition

Aitor Lacuesta () and Brindusa Anghel

Economic Bulletin, 2020, issue 1/2020, No 07

Abstract: This article describes the concept of population at risk of poverty or social exclusion that is used to quantify the targets set in this respect for the countries of the European Union. Drawing on this definition, the article analyses how poverty in Spain has evolved. It also examines the factors that have contributed to poverty levels in Spain still being above the official targets for 2020 and the average of the rest of the countries of the European Union. Lastly, some aspects of the definition are identified that suggest that the concept of economic poverty should be addressed from several complementary standpoints.

Keywords: population; at; risk; of; poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 P36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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