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This book is a multifaceted examination of the nature of inequalities in CEE countries. Written by scholars from two leading higher education institutions in Poland, this comprehensive research monograph examines the disparities that shape the region and offers a nuanced understanding of their origins, manifestations, and consequences.
List of contents
Introduction to CEE 1. Characterizing Central and Eastern Europe: geopolitical delimitation, social dynamics, and economic transformation 2. The rule of law in post-Eastern Bloc countries: The challenges of the transformation of Eastern European states and civil societies
Part I: Socio-Economic Inequality 3. Equal opportunities, equal treatment, and inequalities 4. Gender wage inequalities in European Union countries 5. From aging to income inequality 6. Inequalities in healthcare access. Central & Eastern Europe vs. Western EU countries 7. Life satisfaction inequalities in Central and Eastern Europe
Part 2. Technical and infrastructural inequality 8. 8 Bridging the innovation divide: Challenges and opportunities in CEE 9. Challenges of energy transition from the perspective of national economies and local communities 10. Grounded by poverty. Transport-related social exclusion and transport poverty in CEE 11. In Pursuit of Clean Cities 2030-50. Ecological inequalities in major cities of Central and Eastern Europe 12. Skills over wires. Analysing digital inequalities in CEE 13. Synthesizing inequality in CEE: Conclusions, limitations, and the road ahead
About the author
Ewa W¿drowska is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland.
Michä Goli¿ski is an Associate Professor at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland.
Tymoteusz Doligalski is an Associate Professor at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland.
Aranka Ignasiak-Szulc is a Chair of the NCU Centre for Central and Eastern European Studies and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland.
