The phenomenon of social exclusion has become one of the outstanding problems on the eve of the 21st century. Even with the long-term trend towards rising general levels of affluence across OECD countries, large sections of our societies are missing out and for some prospects are getting worse....

Institutions whose goal is to help those at the margins have been a feature of social life for centuries. Today, social assistance institutions have integration and encouragement as their goal. They seek to avoid exclusion and stigmatisation.Poverty can tear at the fabric of society. However,...

Der Band gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die derzeitigen Ost-West-Verkehrsverbindungen sowie über geplante Vorhaben. Die Rolle der United Nations Economic Commission for Europe wird skizziert.