Title: Roma in an Expanding Europe: Breaking the Poverty Cycle
Abstract: Increasingly severe poverty among Roma in Central and Eastern Europe has been one of the most striking developments in the region since the transition from socialism began in 1989. While Roma have historically been among the poorest people in Europe, the extent of the collapse of their living conditions in the former socialist countries is unprecedented. While most Roma had jobs during the socialist era, formal unemployment and poverty among Roma communities is now widespread. The problem is a critical one. Because of higher birth rates, the relative size of the Roma population is increasing across the region. A minister of education in a leading European Union (EU) accession country recently noted that every third child entering school in his country is Roma. Policies to address Roma poverty therefore need to be an integral component of countries' economic and social development strategies.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-11-18
Language: en
Type: book
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