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The political and social construction of poverty : Central and Eastern European countries in transition / Serena Romano

Chicago, IL : Policy Press [2014], 2014

1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)

Englisch

Erscheint auch als: Romano, Serena : Political and social construction of poverty. - , Policy Press 2014 (Druck-Ausgabe)

1-4473-1273-2 (electronic bk.); 1-306-40801-6 (electronic bk.); 978-1-4473-1273-4 (electronic bk.); 978-1-306-40801-1 (electronic bk.)

978-1-4473-1271-0 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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LOC-SH: Economic assistance, Domestic -- Europe, Central ; Economic assistance, Domestic -- Europe, Eastern ; Economic assistance, Domestic -- Former Soviet republics ; Europe, Eastern -- Social policy ; Former Soviet republics -- Social policy ; Europe, Central -- Social policy ; Electronic books

Central Europe ; Eastern Europe ; Soviet Union ; Former Soviet republics ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Policy ; Economic assistance, Domestic ; Social policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies

This study sheds new light on the issue of why poverty is never a 'neutral' phenomenon, but rather is always the result of more or less explicit social and political constructions. It illustrates how poverty and anti-poverty policies have been conceived, designed and implemented in Central Eastern Europe over the last century. The way in which social inclusion policies are conceived and constructed not only affects the final shape of poverty but also helps to define the very nature of each welfare system