Social Security in the Balkans - Volume 1: An Overview of Social Policy in Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria

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Contents
Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Abstracts
Social Security in the Balkans
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Chapter 1 The Social System in Croatia: Challenges and Reforms
	1 Introduction
	2 Social Policies in Croatia
	3 The Current State, Problems and Changes
		3.1 Poverty and Inequality
		3.2 The Social Welfare System and Measures for Reducing Poverty
		3.3 Education
	4 Labor Market
	5 The Pension System
	6 Health Care
	7 Housing Policy
	8 Conclusion
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Chapter 2 Security Threats, Challenges and Risks in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Social Security Perspectives
	1 Introduction
	2 The Social Security System in BiH
	3 Challenges, Threats and Risks to Social Security in BiH
	4 Population, Migration and Depopulation
	5 Poverty and Social Exclusion
	6 Unemployment
	7 Social Security and Vulnerable Groups
		7.1 Roma
		7.2 Victims of Human Trafficking
		7.3 Migrants
		7.4 Radicalization and Terrorism
	8 Conclusion
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Chapter 3 The Functionality of the Social Security Scheme in Albania: Challenges and Perspectives
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Development of Social Security in Albania
	3 Construction of a Social Insurance Scheme in Albania
	4 The Impact of Demographic Change on the Pension Scheme during Pluralism
	5 Functioning of the Current Pension Scheme
	6 Private Pensions in Albania
	7 Pension Reform in Albania
	8 Conclusion
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Chapter 4 The Pension System in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Reforms and Developments of the Greek Pension System in the Most Recent Years
	3 Main Pension Provision
		3.1 Pension Calculation
		3.2 Contributions
		3.3 Conditions for Drawing a Main Pension
	4 Auxiliary Pension Provision
		4.1 Pension Calculation
		4.2 Contributions
	5 Some Facts
	6 Conclusion
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Chapter 5 The Current and Future Consistency of the Pension System and Social Security in Romania in the Face of Demographic Changes
	1 Introduction
	2 The Framework of the Pension System in Romania during 1990–2019: Organizational Aspects and Representative Indicators
		2.1 The Pattern of the Pension System in Romania
		2.2 Public Pensions and Social Security Contributions during 1990–2001
		2.3 Public Pensions and Social Security Contributions between 2001–2019
		2.4 Public Pension Indicators and Demographic Credentials in Romania during 1990–2017
	3 Data and Applied Methodology
	4 The sem Model in the Case of Romania
	5 Conclusion
	6 Appendix
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Chapter 6 The Pension System in Bulgaria: The Complexity of Socioeconomic Development towards Sustainable Social Security
	1 Introduction
	2 The Bulgarian Pension System
	3 Reform Trends
	4 Socioeconomic and Demographic Challenges to the Pension System
	5 Conclusion
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Chapter 7 The Evolution of the Social Security System in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Transformations in Social Citizenship and the Welfare State
	3 The Evolution of the Social Security System in Greece prior to the Economic Crisis
		3.1 The Evolution of the Greek Social Insurance System until the Financial Crisis
		3.2 The Evolution of the Greek Social Assistance System until the Financial Crisis
	4 The Greek Social Security System during the Economic Crisis
		4.1 The Impact of the Crisis on Exacerbating Poverty and Social Exclusion
		4.2 Reforms in the Social Insurance System during the Crisis
		4.3 Reforms in the Social Assistance System during the Crisis
	5 Conclusions
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Chapter 8 Social Security in Greece in the Aftermath of the Economic Recession: Policies and Challenges Lying Ahead
	1 Introduction
	2 Main Social Outcomes
	3 Overview of the Healthcare System: Main Features, Reform Trends and Challenges
		3.1 Short Description of the Current System
		3.2 Reform Trends
		3.3 Policy Challenges That Lie Ahead
	4 Overview of the Pension System: Main Features, Reform Trends and Challenges
		4.1 Short Description of the Current System
		4.2 Recent Reforms
		4.3 Policy Challenges Lying Ahead
	5 Overview of the Minimum Income System: Main Features, Reform Trends and Challenges
		5.1 Short Description of the Current System
		5.2 Recent Reforms
		5.3 Policy Challenges Lying Ahead
	6 Conclusion
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