Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables and figures iv
4. Acknowledgements v
5. List of abbreviations vii
6. The contexts of reform
7. Introduction 3
8. Mapping the territory: a brief historical overview 13
9. Defining and measuring inequality and poverty 39
10. Facing the greatest risk of poverty: who? 61
11. Poverty and low living standards: effects and impacts 85
12. The changing policy directions
13. Politics, globalisation and social security 123
14. The Fourth Labour government: 1984-90 147
15. National and National-led government: 1990-99 169
16. The early 21st century: Labour-led developments 195
17. Social security: how social, how secure? 225
18. Items used in the calibration of the ELSI Scale 247
19. Purpose of social security 249
20. References 251
21. Index 273