This book examines the policy relevant analysis on poverty, inclusion and the social agenda in the Western Balkans. It employs sophisticated techniques such as small area estimation, efficiency analysis applied to household welfare and micro-simulations.

1. Poverty and exclusion in the Western Balkans: new directions in policy and analysis -- 2. The European context: measuring social inclusion in the European Union -- 3. Recent trends in measurement of poverty and exclusion in Western Balkans -- 4. Qualitative research to support the analysis of...

This book evaluates the extent to which post-conflict reconstruction has addressed problems of horizontal inequalities through country case studies on Burundi, Rwanda, Nepal, Peru, Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Afghanistan, and four thematic studies on macro-economic policies,...

The oil crisis of the 1970s and the recession of the 1980s set in motion a chain of events which had particularly serious consequences for the developing countries. In this text, the author examines the major causes and results of the situation, focusing mainly on Africa and Latin America