| Title |
Vidurio ir Rytų Europos gerovės režimų orientacija į amžių: Lenkijos ir Vengrijos atvejų lyginamoji analizė / |
| Translation of Title |
Age orientation of welfare states in Central and Eastern Europe: a comparative analysis of Poland and Hungary. |
| Authors |
Mackevičiūtė, Raimonda |
| DOI |
10.15388/Polit.2016.2.10106 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Politologija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2016, Nr. 2, p. 117-172.. ISSN 1392-1681. eISSN 2424-6034 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Poland ; Hungary ; age ; orientation of welfare |
| Abstract [eng] |
This article analyses age orientation of welfare states in CEE countries. In the context of the current demographic changes, how the welfare states address the risks faced by people at different stages in the life course affects both citizens’ lives and the capacity of national economies to adapt to new conditions. For this reason, it is becoming more and more important to evaluate what different welfare states do to ensure welfare of their elderly and young citizens. With few exceptions, there is very little comparative evidence on the age orientation of social policies in OECD countries – and none in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries. Age orientation of welfare states in this region is analysed for the first time in this article. Age orientation is measured by calculating the Elderly/Children Spending Ratio (ECSR). It discloses significant differences of social policies’ age orientation among CEE countries. Two of the most exceptional cases are Poland and Hungary. Welfare state’s age orientation of these similar countries is completely different. Social policy of Poland is elderly- oriented, while social policy of Hungary is youth- oriented. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to explain what determines the differences of the welfare states age orientation in Poland and Hungary.... |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2016 |
