The Roma are the most populous marginalised community in Europe and have some of the
greatest health needs. There is a higher prevalence of communicable and non …

States define who their citizens are and exert control over their life and movements. But how
does such power persist in a global world where people, ideas, and products constantly …

Safety nets are noncontributory transfer programs targeted to the poor or vulnerable. They
play important roles in social policy. Safety nets redistribute income, thereby immediately …

How does democracy work in the new democracies of Eastern Europe? Do the people
actually rule as one would expect in a democracy or do the legacies of communism and the …

Abstract Backgrounds: Roma people from Central and Eastern Europe suffer some of the
worst health conditions in the industrialized world. This article aims at identifying the …

This chapter provides a theory model of trade finance to explain the “great trade collapse.”
The model shows that, first, the riskiness of international transactions rises relative to …

Broad lines of argument deployed by international actors for improving the situation of Roma
have included promoting human and minority rights; reducing economic costs of Roma …

Whether presented as ethnic 'solidarity'or 'segregation', the idea that migrants' social world is
dominated by tightly-knit, homogeneous, and supportive networks of kin and co-ethnics is …

We analyse the magnitude and the causes of the low formal employment rate of the Roma in
Hungary between 1993 and 2007. The employment rate of the Roma dropped dramatically …

The World Development Report 2006: Equity and Opportunitypresents a social development
strategy organized around the themes of social inclusion, cohesion, and accountability. It …