Format:
Online-Ressource (xlii, 267 p)
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ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
141758954X
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0821361716
Series Statement:
World Bank working paper no. 53
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Glossary of Terms -- A Roma Folk-Tale: The Cup of Gold Coins -- Executive Summary -- Objectives of the Study -- Albanian Roma in a Regional Perspective -- Historical Background -- Methodology -- Findings -- Summary of Short-Term and Most Urgent Policy Recommendations -- 1. Introduction -- Objectives and Methodology. -- 2. Historical Background: The Diversity of Roma and Egyptians -- The Origins of Roma and Egyptians -- A Brief History of Albania -- The Interwar Period -- World War II -- The Socialist Era -- Transition -- Conclusion -- 3. Culture -- Language -- Expressions of Culture and Identity -- Family Ceremonies -- The Roma Fis -- Specific Roles of the Fis Leader -- Changes in the Social Organization of the Roma Fis over Time -- Conclusion -- 4. Marriage and Family Planning -- Formal and Informal Family-Planning Education -- Effects of Early Marriage and Childbearing -- Increasing Divorce Rates -- Conclusion -- 5. Income and Living Standards -- Household Income -- Household Expenditures -- Living Conditions -- Infrastructure -- Health and Health Care -- Conclusions -- 6. Education -- Decreasing Education Levels -- Barriers to Education -- Parents' Suggestions for Improving Education for Roma Children -- Conclusions -- 7. The Labor Market -- Traditional Socio-Occupational Identities -- Forms of Formal Labor -- Forms of Informal Labor -- Conclusion -- 8. Migration and Remmittances -- Origins of International Migration -- Host Countries and Regions -- Forms of International Migration -- Effects of International Migration -- Conclusion -- 9. Prostitution and Trafficking -- Prostitution -- Causes of Prostitution -- The Effects of Prostitution: Remittances and Social and Economic Costs -- Trafficking of Children -- Trafficking of Drugs -- Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Glossary of Terms""; ""A Roma Folk-Tale: The Cup of Gold Coins""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Objectives of the Study""; ""Albanian Roma in a Regional Perspective""; ""Historical Background""; ""Methodology""; ""Findings""; ""Summary of Short-Term and Most Urgent Policy Recommendations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""Objectives and Methodology.""; ""2. Historical Background: The Diversity of Roma and Egyptians""; ""The Origins of Roma and Egyptians""; ""A Brief History of Albania""; ""The Interwar Period""
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""World War II""""The Socialist Era""; ""Transition""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. Culture""; ""Language""; ""Expressions of Culture and Identity""; ""Family Ceremonies""; ""The Roma Fis""; ""Specific Roles of the Fis Leader""; ""Changes in the Social Organization of the Roma Fis over Time""; ""Conclusion""; ""4. Marriage and Family Planning""; ""Formal and Informal Family-Planning Education""; ""Effects of Early Marriage and Childbearing""; ""Increasing Divorce Rates""; ""Conclusion""; ""5. Income and Living Standards""; ""Household Income""; ""Household Expenditures""; ""Living Conditions""
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""Infrastructure""""Health and Health Care""; ""Conclusions""; ""6. Education""; ""Decreasing Education Levels""; ""Barriers to Education""; ""Parents� Suggestions for Improving Education for Roma Children""; ""Conclusions""; ""7. The Labor Market""; ""Traditional Socio-Occupational Identities""; ""Forms of Formal Labor""; ""Forms of Informal Labor""; ""Conclusion""; ""8. Migration and Remmittances""; ""Origins of International Migration""; ""Host Countries and Regions""; ""Forms of International Migration""; ""Effects of International Migration""; ""Conclusion""
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""9. Prostitution and Trafficking""""Prostitution""; ""Causes of Prostitution""; ""The Effects of Prostitution: Remittances and Social and Economic Costs""; ""Trafficking of Children""; ""Trafficking of Drugs""; ""Conclusion""; ""10. Social Capital""; ""Definitions""; ""Cognitive Social Capital: Trust and Solidarity""; ""Structural Social Capital""; ""Implications of Social Capital""; ""Conclusion""; ""11. Social Exclusion""; ""Albanian Roma Within a Regional Perspective""; ""Summary of Findings""; ""Causes of Social Exclusion Identified by Roma and Egyptians""
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""Definitions of Relative Poverty""""Factors Contributing to Uncertainty and Vulnerability""; ""Perceptions of Roma and Egyptians about Discrimination""; ""Perceptions of Albanians about Roma and Egyptians""; ""Ways of Addressing Social Exclusion According to Roma and Egyptians""; ""12. Social Inclusion: Recommendations and Policy Implications""; ""Access to Public Goods and Services""; ""Market Opportunities and Employment""; ""Access to the Justice System""; ""Access to Information""; ""Safety and Security of Livelihoods""; ""Social Capital, Voice, and Participation""
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""Roma Cultural Centers as a Means for Social Inclusion""
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821361719
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Roma and Egyptians in Albania : From Social Exclusion to Social Inclusion
Language:
English
