Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe
Subtitle: The Emergence of a New European Welfare Regime
Publisher: LIT VERLAG
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9783825896997
Subjects: social policy; central and eastern europe; welfare state; transition economies; social issues
Description: By explaining the path of extrication from state socialism, this book clarifies the patterns of the welfare state's transformation in Central and Eastern Europe, at the national and EU level. It identifies the emergence of a peculiar Eastern European welfare regime through the fusion of pre-communist (Bismarck social insurance), communist (universalism, corporatism and egalitarianism) and post-communist features (market-based schemes). The author concludes by reflecting on how Eastern welfare states will fit in the future EU welfare regime.