In the day to day decisions within MFOs some form of discrimination takes place between who and what will receive funding support. Such discrimination sometimes results in beneficial results and in other cases does not. The justification for discrimination should be recorded as part of the decision making process. Social and racial discrimination Discrimination can be covert, normally operated through decisions made by individuals, companies, organizations and governments which effectively exclude members of specific social groups from the benefits enjoyed by other members of society. The case of the Roma in Europe Although this hidden and more subtle form of discrimination is often difficult to trace while it is being implemented, its dimension and impact are normally easy to detect and demonstrate.
Time always exposes, for all to see, a consistent campaign of discrimination .
Such discrimination can have a significant impact upon the economic development prospects of specific sector of society. As a result, their social and economic status falls behind others in society leading to a lower rate of economic growth for the countries which exercise such policies. The most significant example in the European context is the current status of the Romani minority in east, central and south eastern Europe. Racism, one of the most primitive forms of collectivism, continues to be supported by a savage institutional racism. In this economic zone the under-performance of economies resulting from racial discrimination against the Roma is of massive proportions.