Social Observatory Reports
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Shadow education on the Iberian Peninsula
Bruno P. Carvalho, Pedro Freitas, Susana Peralta, Francisco M. Pereira, Juan Carlos Rodríguez and Mercedes Esteban Villar, Research by the Social Observatory in collaboration with the European Foundation for Society and Education and the Nova School of Business and Economics
Families resort to private tuition as support for specific educational challenges. However, could such practices increase inequalities? We analyse the data from a sociodemographic perspective in Spain and Portugal.
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Philanthropy in Spain and Portugal
Beth Breeze, Centre for Philanthropy at University of Kent; Maria Gutiérrez-Domènech, Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation
Love, help, and humanity are terms used to define philanthropy, but what exactly is it and how has it evolved? This study analyses the knowledge, social attitudes and philanthropic behaviour of Spanish and Portuguese people and offers recommendations to advance future development.
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Social welfare systems and inequality in Europe
Horacio Levy, OCDE
Spain’s social protection system is less redistributive than those of other EU countries. What reforms could help reduce economic inequality in Spain?
