World BankSwinkels, Rob2014-06-112014-06-112014-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18632In Poland, addressing the situation of the remaining poor groups is likely to become much harder over time as their problems are likely to be deeper and their situation more complex. A social inclusion approach that tackles their multiple disadvantages will be needed. This study aims to contribute to Poland's social inclusion debate by providing policy makers and civil society with evidence from the field about (1) what population groups are currently 'socially excluded;' (2) what are the driving factors of their exclusion; and (3) the success and failure of current social inclusion policies and programs. The ultimate goal of this work is to make current social inclusion interventions more effective by learning from what has been tried. The findings are particularly relevant now that a new EU funding cycle has started, with part of the funds earmarked for tackling social inclusion. The study was conducted in three regions: Malopolskie, Podkarpackie, and Mazowieckie (in Radom County only). The first two are among Poland's poorest regions in terms of income poverty. The part of Mazowieckie in which the research was conducted also has a higher than average poverty rate; in addition, the unemployment rate there (31 percent) is much greater than the national average (about 13 percent in 2013). Capitals of the other two regions were excluded from the research.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACTIVE PARTICIPATIONADDICTIONAGEDAGGRESSIVEAGINGALCOHOL ABUSEALCOHOLICALCOHOLICSBARRIERBASIC NEEDSBRAILLECARE CENTERSCHILD CARECHILD WITH DISABILITYCHILDREN PER WOMANCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESCHRONIC DEPRIVATIONCHRONIC DISEASECHRONIC POVERTYCHURCHCHURCHESCIVIL RIGHTSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY LIFECORRELATES OF POVERTYCULTURAL LIFEDEAFDEAF CHILDRENDEAF PEOPLEDEAF PERSONDECISION MAKINGDEMOCRACYDEPRESSIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIGNITYDISABILITYDISABILITY BENEFITSDISABILITY PENSIONSDISABLEDDISABLED EMPLOYEEDISABLED PEOPLEDISABLED PERSONDISADVANTAGED GROUPDISCRIMINATIONDIVERSITYDIVORCEDOMESTIC ABUSEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC TRANSITIONEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESEFFECTIVE POLICIESELDERLYELDERLY PEOPLEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEXCHANGE OF INFORMATIONFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY SUPPORTFAMILY SUPPORT POLICIESFARM INCOMESFEMALE PARTICIPANTSFERTILITY RATEFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTSGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGENDER ROLESHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH SERVICESHEARINGHOMELESS PEOPLEHOMELESSNESSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALILLNESSINCOMEINCOME POVERTYINEQUALITYISOLATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOB SECURITYJOB TRAININGJOBSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLACK OF INFORMATIONLACK OF SKILLSLARGE FAMILIESLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL COMMUNITYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL MUNICIPALITIESLOW FERTILITYMAINSTREAMMANDATESMARKET ECONOMYMATERNITY LEAVEMEDICINESMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMINORITYMOVEMENTSNATIONAL AUTHORITIESNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINENUMBER OF PEOPLEOLDER PEOPLEORPHANSPARENTINGPARTICIPATION IN DECISIONPENSIONSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPEOPLE WITH DISABILITYPHARMACIESPHYSICAL HEALTHPLACE OF RESIDENCEPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOLITICAL RIGHTSPOLITICAL UNRESTPOORPOOR HEALTHPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION GROUPSPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRISONPROGRESSPSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORTPSYCHOLOGISTSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESQUALITATIVE APPROACHQUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF SERVICESQUALITY SERVICESQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHREHABILITATIONREHABILITATION SERVICESREMOTE AREASRESEARCH METHODSRESPECTRETIREMENT AGERISKY BEHAVIORRURALRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL PEOPLERURAL POVERTYRURAL SETTINGSRURAL UNEMPLOYMENTSAFETYSAVINGSSCHOOL STUDENTSSCHOOLSSECONDARY SCHOOLSELF-CONFIDENCESELF-ESTEEMSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSIBLINGSSIGN LANGUAGESINGLE MOTHERSINGLE PARENTSSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEPRIVATIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL ISOLATIONSOCIAL LIFESOCIAL MOBILITYSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL RELATIONSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SUPPORTSOCIAL WORKERSSOCIETYSTEREOTYPESSTEREOTYPINGTABOOTREATIESUNEMPLOYED PEOPLEUNEMPLOYED PERSONUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT LEVELSUNEMPLOYMENT RATEURBAN AREASURBANIZATIONVICTIMSVIOLENCEVOLUNTARY WORKVULNERABILITYWELFARE INDICATORSWORK EXPERIENCEWORKERSWORKFORCEWORTHYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLE10.1596/18632