"I'm In and Out at the Same Time." Measuring Social Exclusion in the European Union and Hungary

The issue of social exclusion is an important one for the European Union, & a great deal of effort & resources have been expended to mitigate against it, or reduce it, particularly as it manifests itself in education, employment, housing, & income. Reviewed are recent (post-Maastricht) European Union & European Commission declarations & programs, along with indicators for measuring social exclusion at the national community level. Using European Union programs as a benchmark, the social exclusion situation in Hungary is then discussed, focusing on minority communities such as Roma who suffer the greatest social exclusion. 2 Appendixes, 27 References. Adapted from the source document.