Social Protection in the 13 Candidate Countries - a Comparative Analysis
- Document number
- 1097
- Date
- 2003
- Title
- Social Protection in the 13 Candidate Countries - a Comparative Analysis
- Author/publisher
- Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission, European Union
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Health care, Social security, Poverty, Social exclusion,
- Summary
- This study analyses the social protection systems of the thirteen candidate countries from an economic standpoint, focusing on how the systems function and on the underlying structures. It examines the socio-demographic and economic challenges faced by the systems, and the reforms that have been implemented and are planned. This summary report, which was drawn up by a team of researchers from the current European Union, is based on thirteen national reports drawn up by the research institutes of the candidate countries.
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