The article reviews approaches to the question of unemployment of disabled persons undertaken in Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Hungary. (CL)

This research focuses on pathways by which national level macro-social transformations are transmitted to local communities. Our case is Hungary where we examine the relationship between post-socialist economic restructuring, widespread industrial dislocations, and urban-rural migration. Using secondary data from the Hungarian Central Statistical…

Policy developments resulting from increased women's participation in the labor force are described for each of five European countries. The societal factors that led to the development of alternative policy models in these countries are analyzed. (Author/MC)

The chances of young people improving their social and economic position are far less favorable today than they were 15 to 20 years ago. Hungarian youth are encountering difficulties finding employment and a worsened position in the labor market. The origins and consequences of this phenomenon are discussed. (RM)

Vocational training in Hungary consists of 8 years of primary education in the state school system, followed by general secondary schools or secondary or intermediate-level vocational training. Secondary or intermediate-level vocational training is based on three major institutions: vocational secondary schools (4-5 years), skilled workers'…

The study examined the inherences and differences in living conditions and female employment in villages; identified the correlations of the characteristics of female employment; and determined the possible and necessary degree of women manpower's involvement into work. Using the 1970 population census, data were obtained on the: age distribution…

Volume I of the 1888-1889 "Report of the Commissioner of Education" is in the two parts and begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction which includes general statistics; grade of instruction; school property; education in the south; comparison of German, French, and American schools; course of study; the educational systems…