Strategije opstanka domaćinstava u Srbiji
Survival Strategies of Serbian Households

Summary/Abstract: Concept of household strategies was firstly used in poverty surveys in Africa and Latin America, and lately developed in economic changes surveys in Western developed societies. Connecting the structure and action, macro and micro level of analysis and focusing on households, rather than individual as basic unit of analysis, the concept opened possibilities for better understanding of household economic behavior during social and economic changes. New developments concept experienced in numeruous surveys in postsocialist as well as ìpost-fordistsî societies. The economic household strategies surveys were conducted in Serbia in two waves ñ in summer of 2000. and outumn of 2002. Comparative analysis of results has not show significant changes in socio-economic position of households. However, changes were evident in the field of action (economic strategies of households and individuals). Decreasing of pasive and defensive strategies and increasing of pro-active, particularly working strategies were significant trends from survey.

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