The changes of situation of vulnerable groups: aspects of quality of life
Santrauka
The article analyses various socio-economic indicators in Lithuania with a view to highlighting the impact of economic downturn on social integration of vulnerable groups. Analysis of different indicators has shown that themajor negative social consequences of the economic decline on the populationmanifested themselves in job losses, decreasing income, as well as growing social exclusion and a higher proportion of emigration from Lithuania.