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The cost of excluding the Roma minority

Tue, Nov 10 2009 12:34 CET

byMichaela Stanková - The Slovak Spectator

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The cost of excluding the Roma minority

With the Roma population in Slovakia growing the issue of how to involve Roma more in the society is becoming ever more urgent. Offering Roma, who in parts of Slovakia live in separate settlements, the chance to improve their living conditions and increase their quality of life is not merely a moral imperative, but also an economic necessity, a new study has concluded.

According to the study, ‘The Cost of Non-Inclusion’, carried out by Anton Marcinčin and Ľubica Marcinčinová and sponsored by the Open Society Foundation (OSF), the costs of non-inclusion of the Roma minority in mainstream society are immense.

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Anonymous Cosmos Wed, Nov 11 2009 23:28 CET
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You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.

Anonymous Valeri Wed, Nov 11 2009 02:18 CET
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Alas, if only it was that easy....


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