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Zero Consistency: A Critique Of Caritas Europa'S ‘Zero Poverty’ Campaign

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It is difficult to see what the Caritas ‘Zero Poverty’ campaign stands for and what its purpose is. It mixes poverty definitions and policy areas which have nothing to do with one another, displays ‘moral outrage’ with much ostentation, and calls for bigger government all the time. Caritas should have drawn on their vast practical expertise instead of attempting to appear fashionable.

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  • Kristian Niemietz, 2010. "Zero Consistency: A Critique Of Caritas Europa'S ‘Zero Poverty’ Campaign," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 77-78, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecaffa:v:30:y:2010:i:2:p:77-78
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2010.01998.x
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    1. David Brady, 2003. "The Politics of Poverty: Left Political Institutions, the Welfare State and Poverty," LIS Working papers 352, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    2. Kristian Niemietz, 2009. "Poverty In Britain, Past And Present," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(4), pages 48-54, December.
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