The impact of redistributing power to disadvantaged families in Hungary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karolina Kósa (0000-0001-7867-2403, University of Debrecen), B Coons, Barbara E Coons (0000-0003-1810-9533, University of Debrecen), Ágnes Molnár (0000-0002-8035-6466, University of Debrecen) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-15 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/dat057 |
| PMID | 23969320 |
| OpenAlex | W2103109417 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) formulated recommendations along which health inequalities can be successfully tackled anywhere in the world. The situation of the Roma minority in Europe provides countless opportunities for the translation of these guidelines into action that should be guided by coherent and evidence-based strategies integrating lessons learned in smaller-scale field projects. Our paper describes the long-term evaluation of a locally initiated housing project in Hungary carried out more than a decade after implementation, which highlights the salience of the CSDH's recommendations and critical factors for success and sustainability. The project provides evidence for the long-term positive impact on education of the social housing project implemented by an empowered community through delegating decision making to a board of representatives of the beneficiaries in all decisions, including financial ones. Educational level greatly improved, and all houses–inhabited by 17 out of 20 families who initially entered the project—remained in good condition, properly equipped and decorated after 13 years of implementation, in spite of an increase of unemployment during the same period which led to reduced income and deterioration of the families' economic situation. Better housing conditions for vulnerable people can be sustained and result in increased educational level if incremental improvement is aimed for and coupled with the redistribution of power at the local level.
Business · Commission · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Inequality · Political science · Redistribution (election) · Salience (neuroscience) · Sustainability · Unemployment · Finance · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |