LEADER 05269nam 22007094a 450 001 9910972619303321 005 20251116151134.0 010 $a1-280-15648-1 010 $a9786610156481 010 $a0-8213-6120-1 024 7 $a10.1596/0-8213-6119-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000031553 035 $a(OCoLC)559819314 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10081812 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087896 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11112842 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087896 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070452 035 $a(PQKB)11638744 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050803 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050803 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10081812 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15648 035 $a(OCoLC)922951650 035 $a(The World Bank)2005042058 035 $a(US-djbf)13852102 035 $a(BIP)46112531 035 $a(BIP)11498459 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000031553 100 $a20050127d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aLabor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe $ethe accession and beyond /$fedited by Nicholas Barr 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2005 215 $axiii, 267 pages $cillustrations ;$d23 cm 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8213-6119-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE AUTHORS -- 1 From Transition to Accession -- The Logic of Transition -- The Process of Accession -- Beyond Accession -- 2 The Course of Transition -- From Output Collapse to Recovery -- Institutional Developments -- Living Standards and Poverty -- Conclusions -- 3 Labor Markets -- The Logic of Transition: Labor Markets -- Labor Markets under Accession -- Beyond Accession: Balancing Flexibility and Security -- ANNEX 3A. Active Labor Market Programs -- 4 Social Safety Nets -- The Logic of Transition:Social Safety Nets -- Social Safety Nets under Accession -- Beyond Accession: From Poverty Relief to Social Inclusion -- ANNEX 4A. Roma: Europe's Largest Minority -- 5 Pensions -- The Logic of Transition: Pensions -- Pensions under Accession -- Beyond Accession: Longer Working Lives? -- 6 Health Care -- The Logic of Transition: Health Care -- Health Care under Accession -- Beyond Accession: The Future of Health Policy -- 7 Education and Training -- The Logic of Transition: Education -- Education under Accession -- Beyond Accession: The New Demands on Education -- ANNEX 7A. Financing Higher Education -- INDEX. 330 $aThe experience of Central and Eastern Europe is unique. It is evidence of great success in demolishing the communist system and building a market economy. It is also evidence of major remaining challenges. This excellent book should be read not only by EU politicians and bureaucrats, but should serve as a manual for those who are concerned with the long-term development of their country, political pragmatists, researchers and others involved in the reform of social policy." Andris Berzins, former Prime Minister and Minister of Welfare of Latvia Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe summarises social policy reform during the transition and EU accession and analyses the social policy challenges which continue to face both old and new member states. Specifically, the book amplifies two sets of arguments. First, social policy under communism was in important respects well-suited to the old order and - precisely for that reason - was systematically badly-suited to a market economy. Strategic reform directions thus followed from the nature of the transition process and from constraints imposed by EU accession. Secondly, successful accession is not the end of the story: economic and social trends over the past 50 years are creating strains for social policy which all countries - old and new members - will have to face. This book will be of interest to readers interested in social policy, particularly those with an interest in the process of post-communist transition, in EU accession, and in future social policy challenges for the wider Europe. It should be of interest to academics in departments of economics, social policy and political science, and to policy makers, including government advisers and civil servants. This book is a sequel to Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Transition and Beyond, also edited by Nicholas Barr 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aLabor market$zEurope, Eastern 606 $aLabor market$zEurope, Central 607 $aEurope, Eastern$xSocial policy 607 $aEurope, Central$xSocial policy 607 $aEurope, Eastern$xEconomic conditions$y1989- 607 $aEurope, Central$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aLabor market 676 $a331.1/0943 701 $aBarr$b N. A$0231409 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972619303321 996 $aLabor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe$94471785 997 $aUNINA