
Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in European Union Law
This book examines the potential role of European Union law in combating poverty and social exclusion in the European Union.
Anti-poverty strategies have been part of the European Union agenda for decades. Most saliently, over a decade ago, the EU’s Member States pledged to lift 20 million people out of poverty. In spite of this commitment, the EU did not even meet a quarter of this target, and ove...
This book examines the potential role of European Union law in combating poverty and social exclusion in the European Union.
Anti-poverty strategies have been part of the European Union agenda for decades. Most saliently, over a decade ago, the EU’s Member States pledged to lift 20 million people out of poverty. In spite of this commitment, the EU did not even meet a quarter of this target, and ove...