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

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ruggeri Laderchi, Caterina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Savastano, Sara (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being ; 8
• Θέματα: European Economic Community literature.; Economic policy.; Development economics.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Economic Policy.; European Integration.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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 .