Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Preface x
6. The construction of poverty before 1989
7. Social policy in Central Eastern Europe 3
8. The lifespan of a model: the construction of poverty before 1989 27
9. Poverty in transition 63
10. Poverty and welfare reforms after the transition
11. East meets West: CEE countries, monetary institutions and the European Social Model 101
12. The new poor in the new Europe: the end of a stigma? 129
13. The construction of poverty in times of austerity 173
14. Conclusions 205
15. References 221
16. Index 249