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Opiate of the masses? Social standards in Ukraine and the EU
January 15, 2010

Opiate of the masses? Social standards in Ukraine and the EU

Ukrainians do not understand social policy. Too many of us see the role of the state not as a guarantor of welfare, but as an inexhaustible Santa Claus. Despite the lamentable condition of the country's social safety net, we believe politicians' utopian promises.

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