Lake of Utilities. Access to Local Utilities of Roma Citizens Comparative with Non-Roma Population
Lake of Utilities. Access to Local Utilities of Roma Citizens Comparative with Non-Roma Population

Author(s): Roxana Maria Brișcariu
Subject(s): Politics, Civil Society, Public Administration, Sociology
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Roma; ethnic minorities; public utilities; public policies; household
Summary/Abstract: The main object of this article is to appoint this minority’s lack of access to the Romanian public utilities system, as discrimination and exclusion is still leading to a lack of access at primary resources for disadvantaged people. The national strategies designed over the past two decades were unable to reduce the effects of these socio-economic unfavorable conditions for the Roma citizens. The used data is from a research conducted in 2013, with main purpose in exploring and describing all forms of exclusion of the Roma population. The uniqueness of the research is given by the comparison character, using two separate samples, one representative for the general population and one representative for citizens of Roma ethnicity. The results are focused on these exact differences, regarding access and connection to the public utilities network, between the Roma minority and the general population.

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