The second of three volumes in this comprehensive study 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. This book offers recommendations for improving the level of social security in the region.
This volume focuses on the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro.
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.
Publication date: January 31, 2023
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Abstracts
Social Policy in the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro Developments and Challenges
Marzena Żakowska and Dorota Domalewska
part 1
Social Security in the Republic of North Macedonia
1 The Social Security Policy of the Republic of North Macedonia Reform Process, Opportunities and Perspectives
Katerina Veljanovska Blazhevska
2 Health, Pensions and Disability Insurance in the Republic of North Macedonia
Afet Mamuti
3 Poverty as a Social Phenomenon in the Republic of North Macedonia
Kire Sharlamanov and Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva
4 Unemployment in the Republic of North Macedonia Characteristics and Perspectives
Kire Sharlamanov and Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva
part 2
Social Security in the Republic of Montenegro
5 Pension System and Reforms in Montenegro
Maja Bacović
6 The Public Health Care Sector in Post-Transition Montenegro
Natalija Perišić
7 Social Protection System in Montenegro
Marzena Żakowska and Tomasz Ferfecki
8 Unemployment and Emigration as a (Main) Challenge for the Social Security System and Stability of a Multiethnic State The Case of Montenegro
Agata Domachowska
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