Degrees of Exclusion: Developing a Dynamic, Multidimensional Measure

Abstract

Abstract Interpretations of the term ‘social exclusion’ are legion—as outlined in the Introduction to this volume—but empirical treatments are scarcer. Some analysis has been framed in terms of social exclusion, while focusing on a particular symptom or aspect (for example, crime or long-term unemployment: Jones Finer and Nellis 1998; Lawless et al. 1998). Others have produced summaries of a wide range of indicators (Rahman et al. 2000), or supplemented research on poverty with evidence on access to services and social support (Gordon et al. 2000).