The impact of the economic crisis on health through its social determinants has the greatest
effect on disadvantaged, low income households as they are more vulnerable to falls in …

International student mobility from East to West has grown rapidly as the middle classes
have sought to reproduce their advantage in the context of changing socioeconomic …

Two UK-based geographers specializing in the economies of East-Central Europe and the
former Soviet Union review the character and consequences of the global economic crisis in …

The growing recognition of the importance of indoor environments as 'active political–
ecological spaces' has rarely been followed up by a systematic empirical engagement with …

Two noted political geographers examine the results of surveys in the" de facto" states of
Abkhazia and South Ossetia conducted in 2010. They assess the migration intentions of …

Social and ethnic stratification has changed significantly in the former Soviet space since
1991. This research analyses the evolution of inherited ethnic differences in housing during …

Relying on mirror foreign trade statistics and their reconciliation with official data on balance
of payments, two economists demonstrate the important role of bazaars as major conduits of …

After enjoying a period of sustained economic growth that saw the region converge with EU
per capita income levels, the global economic crisis caused post-socialist Europe to suffer a …

This paper investigates the implications of the 2008 financial crisis on welfare states and the
capitalist diversity in the post-communist world, including Eastern Europe and the …

An Australian geographer examines the effects of the global financial crisis on China's
migrant workers, based on a recent survey of over 2,700 such workers conducted during …