@article{1450251,
      recid = {1450251},
      author = {Bartlett, William, and Uvalić, Milica,},
      title = {Towards economic inclusion in the Western Balkans /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,},
      address = {Cham, Switzerland :},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {The countries in the Western Balkans have been severely  affected by the wars and conflicts that led to the breakup  of former Yugoslavia, by political instability and the  effort of creating new states, weak economies and high  levels of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, and  inequality. As revealed by recent surveys, such as EBRDs  Life in Transition Survey and Eurofounds European Quality  of Life Survey, life satisfaction in the region is far  below that elsewhere in Europe. In recent years they had  achieved a strong impetus of economic growth with falling  rates of unemployment and increasing optimism for the  future. However, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has brought  about a sudden reversal of these trends and a renewed  deterioration in the economic outlook, and an increase in  social hardships that heralds a repeat of past failures in  economic inclusion policies. This book identifies the key  challenges in the areas of economic inclusion, focusing on  the themes of labour markets, vocational education and  skills, female entrepreneurship and the integration of  migrants. It considers the opportunities for solutions to  "build back better" once the recovery from the COVID-19  crisis begins, and offers proposals for more acceptable,  equitable and effective economic inclusion policies.  William Bartlett is Deputy Director of the LSEE Research  Unit of the European Institute at the London School of  Economics and Political Science, UK. Milica Uvalic is  Professor in Political Science at the University of  Perugia, Italy.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1450251},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06112-7},
}