Stratification and the Poverty of Progress in Post-Communist Latvian Capitalism

Eglitis, Daina S.; Lace, Tana

doi:10.1177/0001699309348703

Cited by 12 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In Lithuania, the minimum wage is unfairly lower than the socially acceptable minimum standard of living (Zickute, 2013). Moreover, as the post-Soviet class formation happened on cultural (ethno-nationalist identity) rather than economic basis, impoverishment and stratification hierarchy evolved as structural problem in the new Baltic competitive capitalism (Eglitis & Lace, 2009).…”

Section: Inequality Poverty and Social Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rich-poor gap, inequality, poverty and social exclusion continues after the implementation of harsh austerity measures on the pretext of solving socio-economic crisis so vigorously that has not happened elsewhere in Europe. Even before the crisis, distributional effect of new reforms has been pointed out by Strategic Analysis Commission of Latvia that states 'although the average standard of living in Latvia is rising … the gap between various social strata is also growing' (quoted in Eglitis & Lace, 2009). During 2003-2012, the income inequality measure Gini coefficient 8 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has been recorded 36, 34.8 and 37.6, respectively (UNDP, 2014).…”

Section: Inequality Poverty and Social Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Poverty risk was more in some regions and small towns. Some estimates showed the poverty risk as 30 per cent for Latvia, less than 30 per cent for Lithuania and 15 per cent for Estonia (Eglitis & Lace, 2009). Austerity caused poverty due to wage cuts.…”

Section: Inequality Poverty and Social Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Social Consequences of Neoliberal Economic Crisis and Austerity Policy in the Baltic States

Usha

2014

International Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article tries to outline the social consequences of neoliberal economic crisis and the domestic austerity policies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, commonly known as the Baltic states. In order to recover from the shock of global and Eurozone economic crises, since 2008, the Baltic states adopted severe austerity policy comprised of enormous cutbacks of government expenditure in social welfare, health care and education, and labour market reforms that made employment relationships more insecure. Baltic political leaders highlighted their austerity model as the right policy for economic recovery and claimed that it can be emulated by other crisis-stricken countries in Europe. However, the austerity policy's success claims contradict with its revealing social consequences such as increased national debt, unemployment, out-migration, negative demographic change, poverty, inequality, social exclusion, deterioration in health security and misery to the common people. Moreover, the austerity policy contradicts with the principles of the European Union's (EU's) 'social Europe' model and representative democracy which prioritize the role of state to guarantee wellbeing of its citizens. Hence, the social cost of economic crisis and austerity and its implications for sustainable development in the long run in the Baltic states are examined here.

show abstract

Section: Inequality Poverty and Social Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Inequality Poverty and Social Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Social Consequences of Neoliberal Economic Crisis and Austerity Policy in the Baltic States

Usha

2014

International Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The welfare state redesign lagged behind market building. The political arena was dominated by economic liberalization and competitiveness concerns (Rajevska ; Eglitis and Lace ). The Georgetown Gang, backed by the IMF, imposed tight monetary policy.…”

Section: Latviamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Shifting Welfare State inHungary andLatvia

Matos

2013

American J Econ Sociol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article analyzes the evolution of the welfare system in Hungary and Latvia since the early 1990s. We identify the main components of social protection and investigate whether they have shifted. We find evidence of significant changes, but not of a definite and major shift. Rather, we argue that various benefits have evolved differently. In general, reforms tend to recombine (rather than replace) specific components.

show abstract

“… See e.g. Bohle and Greskovits (); Eglitis and Lace (); Eglitis (); Cerami and Vanhuysse (); Stenning et al (); Sommers and Woolfson ().…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

A state of limbo: the politics of waiting in neo‐liberal Latvia

Ozoliņa

2016

British Journal of Sociology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article presents an ethnographic study of politics of waiting in a post-Soviet context.While activation has been explored in sociological and anthropological literature as a neo-liberal governmental technology and its application in post-socialist context has also been compellingly documented, waiting as a political artefact has only recently been receiving increased scholarly attention. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at a state-run unemployment office in Riga, this article shows how, alongside activation, state welfare policies also produce passivity and waiting. Engaging with the small but developing field of sociological literature on the politics of waiting, I argue that, rather than interpreting it as a clash between 'neo-liberal' and 'Soviet' regimes, we should understand the doublemove of activation and imposition of waiting as a key mechanism of neo-liberal biopolitics. This article thus extends the existing theorisations of the temporal politics of neo-liberalism.

show abstract

Stratification and the Poverty of Progress in Post-Communist Latvian Capitalism

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Social Consequences of Neoliberal Economic Crisis and Austerity Policy in the Baltic States

Social Consequences of Neoliberal Economic Crisis and Austerity Policy in the Baltic States

The Shifting Welfare State inHungary andLatvia

A state of limbo: the politics of waiting in neo‐liberal Latvia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About