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Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans New Directions in Measurement and Policy /

This book maps the latest developments in the policy relevant analysis on poverty, inclusion and the social agenda in the Western Balkans. It does so by presenting a selection of recent papers which explore from a methodological and analytical point of view how the inclusion agenda can be monitored...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ruggeri Laderchi, Caterina. (Editor), Savastano, Sara. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being ; 8
Subjects:
Economics.
Development Economics.
Economic policy.
Europe > Economic policy.
Economics/Management Science.
Economic Policy.
European Integration.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4945-4
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Poverty and exclusion in the Western Balkans: new directions in policy and analysis
  • 2. The European context: measuring social inclusion in the European Union
  • 3. Recent trends in measurement of poverty and exclusion in Western Balkans
  • 4. Qualitative research to support the analysis of social inclusion in the Western Balkans
  • 5. Further Updating Poverty Mapping: the case of Albania
  • 6. Insights from material deprivation indicators in Bosnia Herzegovina
  • 7. Measuring Social Inclusion in Serbia and in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  • 8. Measuring Subjective Well-Being of Social Assistance Recipients in Serbia
  • 9. Exclusion from� formal jobs� in the Western Balkans  the� role of labor taxes and social benefits
  • 10. Not Just Education: Gender Wage Gap in the� Albanian Labor Market Through Occupational Segregation, Work Experience, and Child Care
  • 11. How has internal migration in Albania affected the receipt of transfers from family and friends?
  • 12. Together or Apart: Exploring Attitudes Towards Ethnic Cohabitation in Post-Independence Kosovo
  • 13. Social Safety Nets in the Western Balkans: Design, Implementation and Performance
  • 14. The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the Western Balkans
  • 15. Simulating distributional and poverty outcomes of the new law on social welfare in Serbia
  • 16. Improving the Targeting of Social Assistance in Albania: evidence from micro-simulations .

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