Synopsis
Previous annual editions of "Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion" received considerable attention from both Government and media when they were published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Following the success of the first edition "Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion: Labour's Inheritance" published in 1998, this report now enjoys a certain status as an objective record of the progress, or otherwise, that is being made in reducing poverty and social exclusion in Britain. With the Government's wide-ranging programme of initiatives to tackle poverty and social exclusion now reaching the point where evidence of its effects is coming through, independent, quantitative monitoring of progress is becoming even more important. The 2002 report follows the model of previous editions, focusing on 50 indicators. All the indicators are updated for the latest data available, showing both how the indicator has changed over time and how it varies between the population as a whole and the more vulnerable groups within it. The principle of quantitative monitoring pioneered by the reports has been taken up by Government and others and the use of numerical indicators to monitor the extent of poverty and social exclusion is now widespread.
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About the Author
Guy Palmer and Peter Kenway are both Co-Directors of the New Policy Institute. - Guy Palmer has over 20 years as a management consultant, including 10 as director (and founder) of a medium-size consultancy concentrating on developing business, information and IT strategies for public sector organisations, and his academic background is in mathematics and statistics. - Jane Carr is a researcher at the New Policy Institute and was a Senior Research Officer on the 2001 British Election Study. - Peter Kenway's career has combined spells as a manager, consultant and planner in public transport with time as an academic economist at the University of Reading. His published research prior to NPI was chiefly in the history of economic thought, and the economic and social transition in central and eastern Europe after 1989.
Synopsis
This is the sixth annual report in a series tracking the Labour Government's success or failure in tackling poverty and social exclusion. It focuses on 50 indicators which between them portray the key features of poverty and social exclusion in Britain today. Now in its sixth year, the series is a comprehensive and independent reference source covering critical areas of social policy. Whilst income is the focus of many of the indicators, they also cover a wide range of other subjects including health, education, work, and engagement in community activities. All the indicators are updated for the latest available data and show both how the indicator has changed over time and how it varies between the population as a whole and the more vulnerable groups within it.
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