Dismantling the poverty trap

Malta still has the unenviable record of ranking in the lowest positions regarding early school- leaving despite significant progress achieved in the last decade. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Despite a relatively high level of affluence in EU countries in the last few decades, some severe social anomalies persist. The gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ seems to widen. As the modern economy demands better-qualified workers, those who enter the labour market with little or no qualifications or skills get tangled in a vicious...