Generation in Jeopardy: Children at Risk in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union : Children at Risk in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

This disturbing volume probes beneath the rhetoric about system change in the transition societies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to examine the impact of political, social, and economic dislocation, ethnic conflict and civil war on the most population: children. Children In Central And Eastern Europe And The Former Soviet Union Explores The Dire Impact That Political And Economic Transition Has Had On The Lives Of Millions Of Children In This Troubled Region. Generation In Jeopardy Brings Together The Research And Views Of Experts From Across The Region And Extensive Data Gathered By Unicef. It Is Illustrated With Black-and-white Photographs And Numerous Charts, Graphs, And Tables.--jacket. Foreword / Sir Peter Ustinov -- Social Conditions: Children's Welfare And Families' Access To Basic Social Services -- The Social And Economic Cost Of Transition -- Child Health -- Environment -- Nutrition -- Education -- Child Protection: Children In Especially Difficult Circumstances -- Children On The Front Line: Child Refugees And Victims Of War -- Child Neglect, Abuse, And Exploitation -- Child Labor -- Juvenile Crime -- Different Faces Of The Transition: Area Highlights -- Children In The Republics Of Former Yugoslavia -- Central Europe -- Children Of The Baltic Countries -- Southeastern Europe -- Belarus, The Russian Federation, And Ukraine -- The Caucasus Countries -- The Central Asian Republics And Kazakhstan -- The Aral Sea Disaster Zone -- Minority Groups. United Nations Children's Fund (unicef) ; Edited By Alexander Zouev ; Foreword By Peter Ustinov. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 179-195) And Index. This volume probes beneath the rhetoric about system change in the transition societies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to examine the effect that political, social and economic dislocation, ethnic conflict and civil war has on children.