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Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans

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Editors:
  1. William Bartlett

    1. European Institute, London School of Economics & Political Science, London, UK

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  2. Milica Uvalić

    1. Department of Political Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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  • Puts forward a more inclusive model of development in the Western Balkans
  • Argues that a more socially inclusive path would secure faster economic growth and facilitate EU integration
  • Assesses female entrepreneurship and other topics rarely covered in the literature on the Western Balkans

Part of the book series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe (NPSE)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  2. Introduction: Key Challenges for Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans

    • William Bartlett, Milica Uvalić
    Pages 1-16

  3. Labour Market Inclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. A Low-Wage, High-Tax Trap in the Western Balkans

      • Dragan Aleksić, Mihail Arandarenko
      Pages 19-48

    3. Envelope Wages in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Incidence and Distributional Implications

      • Amela Kurta, Nermin Oruč, Dželila Kramer
      Pages 49-68

    4. Horizontal Job-Education Mismatch in Kosovo: Is There a Gender Gap?

      • Besnik A. Krasniqi, Genc Zhushi, Mehmet Bağış, Liridon Kryeziu, Agon Dula
      Pages 69-88

    5. Cross-national Comparison of Job Types: Analysis Using the EU LFS and Albanian LFS

      • Elvisa Drishti, Fiona Carmichael
      Pages 89-121

  5. Female Entrepreneurship

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207
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    2. Case Study on Female Entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina

      • Azra Branković, Azra Bičo
      Pages 209-228

    3. Female Entrepreneurship in Albania: Financial Incentives and Disincentives

      • Ermira Kalaj
      Pages 229-247

    4. Economic Inclusion of Women Entrepreneurs During Covid-19 in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina

      • Sanja Popović-Pantić, Dušica Semenčenko, Nikola Vasilič
      Pages 249-277

  6. Integrating Returning Migrants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279
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    2. The Relationship between Migration and Pensions Policy: The Case of Albania

      • Merita Xhumari, Megi Xhumari
      Pages 281-302

    3. The Role of Voluntary Return Migration in Supporting Economic Development in Albania

      • Bresena Kopliku, Erka Çaro
      Pages 303-320

    4. Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Croatia

      • Ružica Šimić Banović, Vlatka Škokić, Valentina Vučković, Martina Basarac Sertić
      Pages 321-344

  7. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 345-345
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About this book

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 EBRD’s Life in Transition Survey and Eurofound’s 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 thethemes 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.


Editors and Affiliations

  • European Institute, London School of Economics & Political Science, London, UK

    William Bartlett

  • Department of Political Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Milica Uvalić

About the editors

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 Uvalić is Professor of Economics at the University of Perugia, Italy.

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