Estonian Human Develoopment Report 2010/2011: the Baltic Perspective 20 Years On

Estonian Human Develoopment Report 2010/2011: the Baltic Perspective 20 Years On

Estonian Human Development Report 2010/2011: The Baltic perspective 20 years on

(preliminary draft 05.10.2010)

‘Estonian Human Development report 2010/2011: Baltic perspective twenty years on’ will cover demographic, social, political and economic develpoments in Estonia compared to the other Baltic states during the last two decades. The approach to the human development is departing from the classical design of the UN human development index, but is broadened in order to encompass the as well as the subjective well-being and activities of people as the changes in the objective institutional environment and economic conditions. Although the content of the report will depart from the developments in Estonia. it will bring in the comparative data and comments from the Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, and also the background information about the trends, problems and solutions in the other new menber states. The aim of the HDR 2010 would be to to generalize the experiences of the rwo decades of psot-Communst development in order to answer the following key questions:

1) comparing trajectories of human development in Estonia with the new and old member states, can we speak about the definite ‘Baltic model’ of development? Are Estonia, Latvia and Lithania belongibg to the same type of ‘welfare capitalism’?

2) What could be the common future of the Baltic sea region envisaged in the Baltic Sea Strategy of EU, looking from the viwpoint of human development?

will be a joint effert of the social scientists from Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian universities and research centres

The tentative structure of the BHDR will include the following parts:

Introduction

  1. ‘Baltic way’ 20 years on. The path of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian post-Communist developments in the comparative East- and Central European perspective Ed Peeter Vihalemm 25 p Authors Marju Lauristin, Erik Terk, Zenonas Norkus
  1. Social cost of transition and building up national models of social well-being. Editors Mare Ainsaar (a-d) and Ain Aaviksoo (e-g) Authors Janis Krumins, Ene Tiit, Vlada Stankuniene, Jolanda Aidukaite, Lauri Lepik et al.
  2. population trends
  3. family policy
  4. migration policy
  5. social inequality, exclusion and poverty
  6. Baltic social policy model
  7. effectiveness of social protection
  8. development and sustainability of social insurance and health care policies in the ageing societies
  1. Education and labour market . Ed Mati Heidmets Authors Krista Loogma, Viive Ruus, Andris Kongro et al 50 lk
  2. Educational reforms and education systems in the Baltic countries
  3. Demographic and social context of education. Education and equality
  4. Labour market and life-long learning : towards knowledge economy
  5. Language landscapes and identities in the Baltic countries Ed Triin Vihalemm, authors Anu Masso, Gabrielle Brun-Hogan, Ilze Brands-Kehris, Svetlana Diačkova, Mielute Ramoniene , Ineta Debasinkiene
  6. Language landscapes
  7. Language and changing identities
  8. Minority policies and language education
  1. Political landscape and democratic consolidation –Editor Vello Pettai, authors Rein Toomla, Mihkel Solbak, Daunis Auers, Aine Ramonaite et al
  2. Formation of the political landscape
  3. political culture and trust in institutions
  4. civic society and participation
  5. consolidation of democracy in the Baltic countries
  1. Scenarios for regional integration – closing the gaps in the Baltic Sea region 30 lk

Editor Erik Terk. Authors Roberts Kilis Gedrius Blagnys , Raita Karnite,
The chapter consists the scenarios for the regional development in perspective of 30 years.

  1. Conclusions 15 p: interviews with opinion leaders , final discussion
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