Social security in the Balkans. / Volume 1, : An overview of social policy in Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria / / edited by Marzena Żakowska and Dorota Domalewska.

• Superior document: Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 192
• TeilnehmendeR: Żakowska, Marzena,; Domalewska, Dorota,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 192.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Social Security in the Balkans -- Marzena Żakowska and Dorota Domalewska -- PART 1 -- Social Security: Overview of Reforms and Challenges -- 1 The Social System in Croatia -- Challenges and Reforms -- Predrag Bejaković -- 2 Security Threats, Challenges and Risks in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Social Security Perspectives -- Nevenko Vranješ, Velibor Lalić and Mile Šikman -- 3 The Functionality of the Social Security Scheme in Albania Challenges and Perspectives -- Teuta Nunaj Kortoci and Shkëlzen Macukulli -- PART 2 -- Pension System: Scheme and Development -- 4 The Pension System in Greece -- Effrosyni E. Kouskouna and Aspasia Strantzalou -- 5 The Current and Future Consistency of the Pension System and Social Security in Romania in the Face of Demographic Changes -- Mirela Cristea and Graţiela Georgiana Noja -- 6 The Pension System in Bulgaria -- The Complexity of Socioeconomic Development towards Sustainable Social Security -- Dorota Domalewska and Irina Mindova Docheva -- PART 3 -- Social Security Evolution and Economic Recession -- 7 The Evolution of the Social Security System in Greece -- Nikos Kourachanis -- 8 Social Security in Greece in the Aftermath of the Economic Recession -- Policies and Challenges Laying Ahead -- Christos Koutsampelas -- Index.