Review article

POVERTY IN CROATIA (1990-2010)

Zoran Malenica ; Faculty of Law, University of Split, Split, Croatia

Abstract

This article deals with problems of poverty in Croatian society. The introductory
part points out the economic and political circumstances in which the
poverty of a considerable number of citizens becomes an important social
problem. In the next part, concepts of absolute, relative and subjective poverty
are defined. This is followed by an overview of the results of research
into the extent of absolute and relative poverty in Croatian society conducted
from 1998 to 2009. The results show that the rate of relative poverty basically
remained the same throughout the above-mentioned period. Furthermore, it
is shown that the risk factors causing citizens’ poverty are the following: low
level of education, unemployment, low retirement pensions, old age, and large
number of children in the family. The author concludes that the Croatian government
neither developed nor carried out any systematic and efficient plan
of fighting poverty in Croatian society.

Keywords

Croatia; absolute poverty; relative poverty; risk of poverty; fight against poverty

Hrčak ID:

74103

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/74103

Publication date:

18.11.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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