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Poverty Dynamics and Social Exclusion: An Analysis of Norwegian Panel Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2008

ESPEN DAHL ,
TONE FLØTTEN  and
THOMAS LORENTZEN
ESPEN DAHL
Affiliation:
Care, Health and Welfare, and Research Group for Inclusive Social Welfare Policies, Oslo University College, Postboks 4 St., Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway email: Espen.Dahl@hio.no
TONE FLØTTEN
Affiliation:
Fafo, Borggata 2B, Tøyen, 0608 Oslo, Norway
THOMAS LORENTZEN
Affiliation:
International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Thormøhlensgt. 55, 5008 Bergen, Norway
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Abstract

This article aims to examine the relationship between poverty and social exclusion in a dynamic perspective. We look at two dimensions of social exclusion (lack of friendship relationships and lack of participation in civic organisations), and scrutinise two aspects of poverty: poverty duration (that is, ‘previously poor’, ‘recently poor’, ‘recurrent poor’ and ‘permanently poor) and poverty gradation (defined as 50, 60 and 70 per cent of median income). For income, panel data for four waves are used (1997–2000). For the social exclusion indicators, data are available only for one wave, the year 2000. We find that poor people are more likely to see friends regularly than non-poor, but this is primarily caused by some third factor such as work activity or ethnicity, and not by poverty per se. With respect to relationship to civic organisations, the poor are less likely to participate than the non-poor. This occurs regardless of where the poverty line is drawn and the duration of poverty. These results are discussed in light of current anti-poverty policies and recent theories and research on social exclusion and social capital.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 231 - 249
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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