Policy Brief: Combating Poverty and Exclusion through Work, March 2005

All OECD governments attach importance to combating poverty and exclusion, and for good reason. Poverty and exclusion are evidence of a society that wastes human resources, opportunities and life-chances, both now and for the future. Failure to tackle the poverty and exclusion facing millions of families and their children is not only socially reprehensible, but will also weigh heavily on countries' capacity to sustain economic growth in years to come. This Policy Brief summarises what governments can do to tackle poverty through getting people into work.