
Andrew Dunn: The relative definition of poverty is fundamentally flawed
The concept is far more popular with left-wing academics and lobbyists than with people actually in ‘relative poverty’.
Dr Andrew Dunn is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Lincoln. He is the author of Rethinking Unemployment and the Work Ethic.
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