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is evidenced as well by the extremely low
employment rate for Roma in the formal
economy, along with their reported lack of
access to state services.
Conclusion
This paper proposes that in the area
of Roma social inclusion, policy changes
were attempted and new laws made in the
accession and immediate post-accession
periods. However, the implementation of
these policies was broadly unsuccessful.
Attempted reforms and new programs
stalled or proved powerless in ending the
problems that they were meant to solve.
Using three case studies over two variables,
school segregation and unemployment in,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary,
this paper demonstrated the veracity of
these arguments. The three theoretical
tools used, conditionality, subsidiarity and
an analysis of changing social models, all
provided insight. Through the evidence
provided by these case studies and empirical
analysis given, it is clear that reforms in the
area of Roma inclusion have been wea