Social Security in the Balkans - Volume 1 : An Overview of Social Policy in Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria

Dorota Domalewska Marzena ?akowska

ISBN 10: 9004233024 / ISBN 13: 9789004233027

Published by Brill Sep 2021, 2021

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Neuware - This book offers a comprehensive overview of social security in the Balkan states. Social security is presented from a broad perspective as a mechanism that addresses human needs, provides protection against social risks, reduces social tensions and secures peace. Various sectors of social policy, pension systems, health care systems, disability insurance, labor policy as well as social risks, such as poverty and unemployment have been analyzed from historical, economic, political, sociological and security perspective. The book also offers recommendations for improving the level of social security in the region. Contributors are: Predrag Bejakovic, Mirela Cristea, Dorota Domalewska, Nikos Kourachanis, Effrosyni E. Kouskouna, Christos Koutsampelas, Velibor Lalic, Shkëlzen Macukulli, Irina Mindova Docheva, Gra?iela Georgiana Noja, Teuta Nunaj Kortoci, Mile Sikman, Aspasia Strantzalou, Nevenko Vranjes, and Marzena Zakowska.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Security in the Balkans - Volume 1 : An Overview of Social Policy in Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria
• Publisher: Brill Sep 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004233024
• ISBN 13: 9789004233027
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 16D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 553 grams

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Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive overview of social security in the Balkan states. Social security is presented from a broad perspective as a mechanism that addresses human needs, provides protection against social risks, reduces social tensions and secures peace. Various sectors of social policy, pension systems, health care systems, disability insurance, labor policy as well as social risks, such as poverty and unemployment have been analyzed from historical, economic, political, sociological and security perspective. The book also offers recommendations for improving the level of social security in the region.

Contributors are: Predrag Bejaković, Mirela Cristea, Dorota Domalewska, Nikos Kourachanis, Effrosyni E. Kouskouna, Christos Koutsampelas, Velibor Lalić, Shkëlzen Macukulli, Irina Mindova Docheva, Grațiela Georgiana Noja, Teuta Nunaj Kortoci, Mile Šikman, Aspasia Strantzalou, Nevenko Vranješ, and Marzena Żakowska.

About the Author

Marzena Żakowska, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published numerous articles on the Balkan region and armed conflicts, including “The roots of armed conflicts – multilevel security perspective” and “Strategic challenges for Serbia’s integration with the European Union”.

Dorota Domalewska, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published monographs and articles on security, including Multidimensionality of Communication from a Security Perspective. Communication in Crisis Situations and Strategic Communication (Warsaw, 2020, in Polish).