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Poverty, inequality and social exclusion in the European Union and Croatia
[collection article]
Corporate Editor
Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kroatien
Abstract The issue of co-ordination in welfare policy in the European Union (EU) has been the subject of many analyses and discussions, but still it has not attained the same level of importance given to the coordination of economic policy. The aim of the paper is to determine the situations and actions in C... view more
The issue of co-ordination in welfare policy in the European Union (EU) has been the subject of many analyses and discussions, but still it has not attained the same level of importance given to the coordination of economic policy. The aim of the paper is to determine the situations and actions in Croatia and the EU in the eradication of poverty and social exclusion. The paper starts with the theoretical and methodological framework, which is followed by an account of the states of affairs in EU member-states. After the description of the situation in Croatia, especially of its advantages and disadvantages as compared to other transitional countries and future members of the EU, the paper ends with a conclusion and proposals for improvement.... view less
Keywords
EU; Croatia; post-socialist country; public tasks; international comparison; combating poverty; exclusion; social inequality; poverty
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Social Problems
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
poverty; inequality; social exclusion; European Union; Croatia
Collection Title
Croatian accession to the European Union. Vol. 2, Institutional challenges
Editor
Ott, Katarina
Document language
English
Publication Year
2004
City
Zagreb
Page/Pages
p. 79-103
ISBN
953-6047-48-9
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works