Social Consequences of Unemployment in Albania

Abstract

This study examines the situation of unemployment in Albania as an issue of political character that for sure comprises the entire society through its consequences. It discovered that unemployment is a phenomenon existing for many years in Albania and that the reforms undertaken until now by different governments have not produced settlement of the crisis yet. The thesis talks briefly about some of the reasons behind this issue, as people’s mentality because of the prejudices brought by the past, education process that has been neglected by the society because of the lack of opportunities etc. The study finds that most part of the responsibility belongs to the influence of the governmental policies that have caused the deterioration of the standard of living in the country, and the massive migration of the 21st century in search for a better life.