Breaking the Cycle of Roma Exclusion in the Western Balkans
The Roma are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, as well as one of the most deprived and socially excluded groups. Because of the lack of high-quality data, research on Roma inclusion to inform evidence-based policies is scarce, and accurate dat...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642861552321695392/Breaking-the-Cycle-of-Roma-Exclusion-in-the-Western-Balkans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31393 |
| Summary: | The Roma are the largest ethnic minority
in Europe, as well as one of the most deprived and socially
excluded groups. Because of the lack of high-quality data,
research on Roma inclusion to inform evidence-based policies
is scarce, and accurate data on programs implemented in the
Western Balkans are needed. This report aims to fill this
knowledge gap and inform policy making by relying on data
from the 2011 and 2017 rounds of the Regional Roma Survey
(RRS), the most comprehensive survey to date on living
conditions and human development outcomes among marginalized
Roma households in the Western Balkans, as well as non-Roma
neighboring households. The results show that marginalized
Roma in the Western Balkans do not have the endowments and
assets they need nor the ability to use the assets they have
efficiently and intensively to generate economic gains and
climb the socioeconomic ladder. Gaps with respect to
non-Roma neighbors are especially wide in education and
labor markets, and, in general, there is generally little
improvement between the two survey years in access to
services and economic opportunities. The report provides
policy directions, highlighting gender and discrimination as
cross-cutting policy areas. It also suggests a pragmatic
approach towards generating evidence-based policies through
better monitoring and evaluation and collection of
ethnically-disaggregated administrative data. Finally, a
comprehensive and integrated lifecycle approach is also encouraged. |
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