ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2007/WP.4
Country: Arab region, ESCWA Member States
Publication Type: Working papers
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda, Inclusive development
Initiatives: Promoting social justice
SDGs: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords: Arab countries, Disability, Social isolation, Disability, Food shortage, Gender discrimination, Human rights, Illiteracy, Income distribution, Migration, Poverty, Social problems, Social security, Unemployment
Literature review on social exclusion in the ESCWA region
January 2007
This review contains an overview and analysis of the concept of social exclusion and its mechanisms as found in the literature, and attempts to identify vulnerable groups as it applies to the region by identifying mechanisms (how, through what and by whom), and categories of social exclusion and vulnerability. It will serve as the entry point into a broader analysis aimed at measuring the processes and dynamics of social exclusion by identifying areas on which to focus subsequent research and raising preliminary questions requiring further analysis.
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This review contains an overview and analysis of the concept of social exclusion and its mechanisms as found in the literature, and attempts to identify vulnerable groups as it applies to the region by identifying mechanisms (how, through what and by whom), and categories of social exclusion and vulnerability. It will serve as the entry point into a broader analysis aimed at measuring the processes and dynamics of social exclusion by identifying areas on which to focus subsequent research and raising preliminary questions requiring further analysis.
