A Social inclusion roadmap for Europe 2020

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Over het boek2010 is in many ways a turning point in the fight againstpoverty. The European Year for Combating Poverty and SocialExclusion aims to raise public awareness, to give voiceto the concerns of those experiencing poverty and to renewpolitical commitment of the EU and its Member States.The fact that poverty has not decreased in the past decadenecessitates a thorough reflection about the design of theEuropean economic and social model. The elaboration ofthe Europe 2020 strategy is a window of opportunity to putsocial inclusion at the heart of the policy of the Union.The Belgian Presidency of the EU in the second half of 2010has selected three thematic priorities with regard to socialinclusion minimum income systems, child poverty andhomelessness as well as a horizontal priority the activeinvolvement of people experiencing poverty and socialexclusion. This book takes stock of the progress made inthe past decade and formulates a series of policy recommendations for the next decade, at EU level as well as in theMember States.Uit de inhoudTable of contentsOver de auteursHugh Frazer National University of Ireland, Maynooth,Eric Marlier CEPSINSTEAD Research Institute, Luxembourg,Ides Nicaise HIVA and Department of EducationSciences, K.U.Leuven, Belgium are members of the EU Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion.