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==Scope==
 
==Scope==
  
Does the option lead directly or indirectly to greater in/equality?<ref name="ineq">JRC: IA TOOLS. Supporting inpact assessment in the European Commission. [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/InEqualIty.html]</ref>
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Does the option affect equal access to services and goods?<ref name="seg">JRC: IA TOOLS. Supporting inpact assessment in the European Commission. [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ServicesGoods.html]</ref>
  
 
==Definition==
 
==Definition==
  
The issue of inequality is of great importance in European policies, especially in relation to enlargement of the European Union (EU - 25 and EU 27). The convergence of income, purchasing power, employment, market efficiency within the European Union is needed in order to achieve the new Lisbon Strategy objectives. The attention to inequality problems is of particular importance when the proposal has the aim of fighting markets inefficiency, and seeking for Pareto - efficiency; in these cases policies may easily generate inequality in the short run, if the issue is not properly addressed. Also policies dealing with distributional effects, in principle focused on inequality problems, may generate income differences among particular categories of affected stakeholders. Although inequality can be seen in economic terms and in social terms, the two dimensions are very strictly related: for example an increased income gap may easily generate social exclusion, difficult access to essential services for the poor.<ref name="ineq"/>
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This question refers to a relevant dimension of social inclusion such as the ability of the population to gain access to services, goods and facilities. This relates to the proximity of services and facilities to the locations where people live and work, the ease with which those services and facilities can be accessed, as well as the length and convenience of the services' opening hours. The geographical and socio-economic variation is important as those with continuous access to a car will have a greater access to facilities than those who have to rely on public transport or walking. This question covers a range of public and other services, such as health, education and social services, along with emergency services, public transport, utilities and other basic services, such as banking, food and housing. In each case the coverage, both geographical and socio-economic, is important, as is the quality of the service, which could be defined in terms of efficiency or value for money.<ref name="seg"/>
  
 
==Result==
 
==Result==
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The following Eurostat Structural Indicators are relevant to address the key question:
 
The following Eurostat Structural Indicators are relevant to address the key question:
  
*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=STRIND_SOCOHE&root=STRIND_SOCOHE/socohe/sc010 Inequality in income distribution]<ref name="ineq"/>
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*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=Yearlies_new_population&root=Yearlies_new_population/C/C5/C53/cdb10000 Average number of persons per private household]
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*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=Yearlies_new_population&root=Yearlies_new_population/C/C5/C53/cdc11024 Share of households living in overcrowded houses]
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*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=Yearlies_new_population&root=Yearlies_new_population/C/C5/C53/cdc12048 Share of households that cannot afford a car]
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*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=Yearlies_new_population&root=Yearlies_new_population/C/C5/C53/cdc12560 Share of households with/without financial burden due to housing costs]
  
The following Sustainable Development Indicators (Monetary poverty) are relevant to address the key question:
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There are no Eurostat Sustainable Development Indicators directly related to this key question<ref name="seg"/>
 
 
*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=sdi_ps&root=sdi_ps/sdi_ps/sdi_ps_mon/sdi_ps1120b Relative at-risk-of-poverty gap]
 
*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=sdi_ps&root=sdi_ps/sdi_ps/sdi_ps1000 At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers: total]
 
*[http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,39140985&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&product=sdi_ps&root=sdi_ps/sdi_ps/sdi_ps_mon/sdi_ps1100 At-persistent-risk-of-poverty rate: total]<ref name="ineq"/>
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
  
*[http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/InEqualIty.html IA TOOLS]
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[http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ServicesGoods.html IA TOOLS]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 10:49, 24 July 2009



Scope

Does the option affect equal access to services and goods?[1]

Definition

This question refers to a relevant dimension of social inclusion such as the ability of the population to gain access to services, goods and facilities. This relates to the proximity of services and facilities to the locations where people live and work, the ease with which those services and facilities can be accessed, as well as the length and convenience of the services' opening hours. The geographical and socio-economic variation is important as those with continuous access to a car will have a greater access to facilities than those who have to rely on public transport or walking. This question covers a range of public and other services, such as health, education and social services, along with emergency services, public transport, utilities and other basic services, such as banking, food and housing. In each case the coverage, both geographical and socio-economic, is important, as is the quality of the service, which could be defined in terms of efficiency or value for money.[1]

Result

Indicators:

The following Eurostat Structural Indicators are relevant to address the key question:

There are no Eurostat Sustainable Development Indicators directly related to this key question[1]

See also

IA TOOLS

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 JRC: IA TOOLS. Supporting inpact assessment in the European Commission. [1]

This text is for information only and is not designed to interpret or replace any reference documents. The text is partially adapted from:

DG Employment: Social inclusion process