Social cohesion between reciting learned lessons and gloomy reality
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social cohesion, poverty, social policy, employment, educationAbstract
The commitment of the EU, as the chosen economic and political destination of Serbia and the countries of the region, to the fulfillment of democratic 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 empowering social inclusion, primarily through employment and access to quality education. Having in mind the destructive effects of recent war and sanctions, my argument here is that widespread poverty and growing inequality are the result of the synergistic action of a developmentally unsuccessful 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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