RT Conference Proceedings T1 The distribution of the left behind individuals in EU countries: Central and Eastern countries vs Western countries A1 García-Pardo, Francisca A1 Pérez-Moreno, Salvador Jesús A1 Bárcena-Martín, Elena María K1 Desigualdad social K1 Pobreza K1 Solidaridad AB This paper examines the differences in the extent individuals are left behind across the EU between Central and Eastern European (CEE) –former countries with non-democratic regimes and centrally planned economies – and Western European (WE) countries. We adopt the perspective of the principle of ‘Leaving no one behind’ of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, and consider a multidimensional setting, addressing three dimensions, namely income, material deprivation and work intensity . We compare both blocs of countries over the period 2007-2019 and observe a certain process of convergence between blocs as a result essentially of the decrease in the LB level in the CEE countries over the period analysed, reaching levels similar to those of the WE countries. YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/25296 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/25296 LA eng NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 21 ene 2026