• Credit consumption and debt accumulation among low-income consumers:key consequences and intervention strategies 

  O'Loughlin, Deirdre (Combat Poverty Agency, 2006)

  Reflecting the US and Europe, changes in attitudes to money, spending and saving have led to an acceptance that spending and credit are part of modern Irish consumer society. Increasing access to credit, aggressive ...
• NAPS policy and process –what have we learned? 

  Millar, Michelle; Adshead, Maura (Combat Poverty Agency, 2008)

  Using a ‘new governance’ framework, this paper charts the evolution of the Irish National Anti-Poverty Strategy (NAPS) and assesses the extent of change in policy institutions, the processes and performance, as well as ...
• Active labour market programmes and poverty dynamics in Ireland 

  Halpin, Brendan; Hill, John (Combat Poverty Agency, 2008)

  Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs), which provide training and subsidised employment to the unemployed, are an important part of Ireland’s welfare state. While a good deal of existing research is concerned with the ...

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