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REPORT: UNDP RESEARCH SHOWS ARMENIAN POPULATION' SOCIAL INCLUSION IS VERY LOW
By Sara Khojoyan
ArmeniaNow
19.10.11 | 16:16
About 55 percent of Armenia's population is not actively included in
the social and public processes; the level of inclusion in provinces
is even lower, according to a UNDP report on social inclusion.
The report that looks into the social exclusion in Armenia shows how
much the population is deprived of participation in economic, social
and civil processes; for example, it states how much a resident of an
Armenian village participates in working out a development policy for
his or her community or in the choice of education methods at schools.
The report 'On Regional Human Development Beyond Transition Towards
Inclusive Societies' examines the level of the population's inclusion
in society seven former socialist countries of Europe and Central
Asia. The index of social exclusion in Armenia as compared to
Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan and Ukraine is not
only the highest but also the deepest - having a coefficient of 11.6.
"During our research we found out that there are two Armenias -
Yerevan and the rest of Armenia. As compared to other countries,
Yerevan is in the middle position by its index of social exclusion,
as for Armenia without Yerevan, it is in a low position," said Balazs
Horvath, responsible for Poverty Reduction Bratislava Regional Center
of UNDP Europe and CIS countries.
The social exclusion index is the lowest in Yerevan - 14, the highest
in the Gegharkunik province - 46, 40 - in Aragatsotn, 38 - in Ararat
and Vayots Dzor, 37 - in Lori.
Speaking about economic exclusion, Horvath said that having money
and income is not enough for social inclusion, people must have the
desire to participate in economic and social processes.
"In Armenia jobs are much more important for social inclusion than
other economic indicators: having a job for people is much more than
having an income," Horvath explained, adding that the survey is a
tool that they wanted to give to policymakers to think broader than
GDP when building polices for regions.
By Sara Khojoyan
ArmeniaNow
19.10.11 | 16:16
About 55 percent of Armenia's population is not actively included in
the social and public processes; the level of inclusion in provinces
is even lower, according to a UNDP report on social inclusion.
The report that looks into the social exclusion in Armenia shows how
much the population is deprived of participation in economic, social
and civil processes; for example, it states how much a resident of an
Armenian village participates in working out a development policy for
his or her community or in the choice of education methods at schools.
The report 'On Regional Human Development Beyond Transition Towards
Inclusive Societies' examines the level of the population's inclusion
in society seven former socialist countries of Europe and Central
Asia. The index of social exclusion in Armenia as compared to
Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan and Ukraine is not
only the highest but also the deepest - having a coefficient of 11.6.
"During our research we found out that there are two Armenias -
Yerevan and the rest of Armenia. As compared to other countries,
Yerevan is in the middle position by its index of social exclusion,
as for Armenia without Yerevan, it is in a low position," said Balazs
Horvath, responsible for Poverty Reduction Bratislava Regional Center
of UNDP Europe and CIS countries.
The social exclusion index is the lowest in Yerevan - 14, the highest
in the Gegharkunik province - 46, 40 - in Aragatsotn, 38 - in Ararat
and Vayots Dzor, 37 - in Lori.
Speaking about economic exclusion, Horvath said that having money
and income is not enough for social inclusion, people must have the
desire to participate in economic and social processes.
"In Armenia jobs are much more important for social inclusion than
other economic indicators: having a job for people is much more than
having an income," Horvath explained, adding that the survey is a
tool that they wanted to give to policymakers to think broader than
GDP when building polices for regions.