Social Monitor 2002 reviews recent socio-economic developments in the 27 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It contains three articles: Social trends in transition: an update on trends in a range of topics including income and poverty, fertility,...

Der Bericht befasst sich mit der Wirtschaftslage und den Reformprozessen nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September in den Ländern Zentralasiens. Es wird dargestellt, welchen Stand die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung erreicht hat und welche Probleme in der zentralasiatischen Region bislang ungelöst...

The oil-rich economies of Russia and Kazakhstan started growing in the 2000’s, and the consequence was a rapid rise of labour migration in the post-Soviet space. Within a decade labour migration became a highly visible phenomenon with significant economic and social consequences. It completely...

Describes the development of labour market institutions and policies in eight Commonwealth of Independent CIS countries (CIS) during the transition period. Shows that in many CIS counties public employment services lost resources, staff and authority, crippling their capacity to replace the lost...