The Roma Response to Development Strategies: A Replicate Model for Collective Action and Inclusive Development in a Hungarian Village
The Roma Response to Development Strategies: A Replicate Model for Collective Action and Inclusive Development in a Hungarian Village
Author(s): Malay Mishra, Gopalakrishnan KarunanithiSubject(s): Economic policy, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: greenhouse cultivation; empowerment; self-help group; microcredit; microenterprise; National Roma Integration Strategy;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with seminal changes in the socio-economic life of the Roma community in the village of Cserdi in Hungary, brought about by a host of strategic programs of a dynamic Roma Mayor. It suggests several measures to develop a viable development model by consolidating his programs with a few modifications to suit the Roma, who constitute the majority population in the village, as well as their counterparts living elsewhere in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe. It also illustrates how such a model has proven to be a successful strategy in developing and empowering marginalized groups in India, while arguing its efficacy for the Roma situation in Hungary.
Journal: Society and Economy. In Central and Eastern Europe ǀ Journal of the Corvinus University of Budapest
- Issue Year: 39/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 65-84
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English