Socijalna kohezija između recitovanja naučenih lekcija i sumorne stvarnosti
Social Cohesion between Reciting Learned Lessons and Gloomy Reality

Summary/Abstract: The commitment of the EU, as the chosen economic and political destina tion of Serbia and the countries of the region, to the fulfillment of democrat ic values and social cohesion, is expressed by defining the European social model. after the economic, migrant and wider social crisis, this model was confirmed by the adoption of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The main goal of this text is to question the possibilities and political will in Serbia to effectively increase the cohesion of society by reducing poverty and empow ering social inclusion, primarily through employment and access to quality education. Having in mind the destructive effects of recent war and sanc tions, my argument here is that widespread poverty and growing inequal ity are the result of the synergistic action of a developmentally unsuccess ful strategy and policy decisions, which have been made in the interest of the powerful and the rich. Without radical changes, a mere repetition of the mantra of social cohesion will not change anything in that respect.

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