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Social Security in the Balkans – Volume 2

An Overview of Social Policy in the Republics of North Macedonia and Montenegro

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Av Marzena Zakowska

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The 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: Maja Bacović, Agata Domachowska, Dorota Domalewska, Tomasz Ferfecki, Afet Mamuti, Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva, Natalija Perišić, Kire Sharlamanov, Katerina Veljanovska Blazhevska, and Marzena Żakowska.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-02-03
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt534 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Critical Social Sciences
Antal sidor224
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004306882

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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 Multidimensional communication from a security perspective. Communication in crisis situations and strategic communication (Warsaw, 2020, in Polish).

AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesAbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsAbstractsSocial Policy in the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro Developments and ChallengesMarzena Żakowska and Dorota Domalewskapart 1Social Security in the Republic of North Macedonia1 The Social Security Policy of the Republic of North Macedonia Reform Process, Opportunities and PerspectivesKaterina Veljanovska Blazhevska2 Health, Pensions and Disability Insurance in the Republic of North MacedoniaAfet Mamuti3 Poverty as a Social Phenomenon in the Republic of North MacedoniaKire Sharlamanov and Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva4 Unemployment in the Republic of North Macedonia Characteristics and PerspectivesKire Sharlamanov and Katerina Mitevska Petrushevapart 2Social Security in the Republic of Montenegro5 Pension System and Reforms in MontenegroMaja Bacović6 The Public Health Care Sector in Post-Transition MontenegroNatalija Perišić7 Social Protection System in MontenegroMarzena Żakowska and Tomasz Ferfecki8 Unemployment and Emigration as a (Main) Challenge for the Social Security System and Stability of a Multiethnic State The Case of MontenegroAgata DomachowskaIndex