The issue of poverty is dead in Swedish politics

While poverty is a prioritised goal in the EU, in Sweden it is politically dead. The parties are agreed on the work-first principle and no one is pursuing issues of marginalisation – despite the increasing gaps in income. Is this because the climate in society has become less empathic or...

How is poverty defined?

The terms absolute poverty and relative poverty are used. Absolute poverty is when people lack the bare necessities, such as food and a roof over their heads. Relative poverty is when people have a much lower standard of living than others in the country in which they live, and thus...