Bieda pracujących. Zjawisko working poor w Polsce

• Authors: Monika Wójcik‑Żołądek

Title variants

EN

Working poor in Poland. Its origins, scope and socio‑economic impact

Abstracts

EN

The article looks at the question of a social phenomenon known as working poor, i.e. a category of people who remain below poverty line despite income earned from work. In the first section the issues related to definitions, measurement and origins of this phenomenon are covered. Next, the author explores the situation in the Polish labour market in the context of in‑work poverty and presents international comparisons. In conclusion, the relation between working poverty and flexibility of labor market is discussed.

Keywords

EN

working poor; labour market flexibility; Poland; employees; poverty; employment

• Publisher: Kancelaria Sejmu / Chancellery of the Sejm
• Journal: Studia BAS
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 4(36)
• Pages: 159-178

Dates

published

2013

Contributors

author

Monika Wójcik‑Żołądek

• Uniwersytet Warszawski

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

14971259