Social exclusion in Ulaanbaatar city Mongolia

Abstract

Mongolia is undergoing rapid economic, social and political change. A key question facing the government is how it will manage this rapid change to ensure opportunities are shared among its citizens. This article reports on the findings from a household survey of 80 newly arrived residents in the fringe areas of the capital city. The paper concludes that existing government policy is not addressing the social exclusion of these residents. The social work profession is poorly placed to contribute to the needed policy changes. Significant investment in community capacity building is required to enable resident participation and inclusion.

Keywords:

• Social exclusion
• Mongolia
• social work

Acknowledgements

The collaboration between the authors commenced in 2013 with the funding support from the Central Asia Research and Training Initiative (CARTI) program implemented by Open Society Institute in Budapest. The authors would like to thank the CARTI program for enabling this study.

Notes

1. More detailed information on administrative and territorial management can be viewed from the Law on Mongolian Administrative and Territorial Unit and its Administration placed at http://www.legalinfo.mn/law/details/343