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The Gendered Perception of Social Problems in Post-Soviet Estonian Society: A Qualitative Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Rein Voormann
Rein Voormann*
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Institute for International and Social Studies, Tallinn University, Estonia, voormann@iiss.ee
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Development in Estonia during the last decade has been very rapid and impressive. Changes that started at the end of 1980s and increased in intensity after Estonia reclaimed its independence in 1991 have completely transformed the face of the country. This rapid political and economic development has been accompanied by several worrying trends. The social cost of the reforms has been high: a decline in living standards, falling birth rates, increasing crime rates, and uneven regional development. Major declines in many other social indicators have occurred as well.

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Nationalities Papers , Volume 33 , Issue 3: Special Issue: Identity Formation and Social Problems in Estonia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan , September 2005 , pp. 315 - 331
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Copyright © 2005 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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