Session
Political Science & International Relations
Description
Social policy broadly focuses on pensions system, health insurance, education, family policies, disability and injury insurance, unemployment benefits, war victims’ benefits and other aid to the poor. The main features of Western Balkans’ welfare system during communism can be characterized by three pillars: full employment and quasi-obligatory employment: broad and universalistic social insurance: and a highly developed typically company-based, system of services and fringe benefits. This system was eliminated after the fall of communism, as it became impossible for the state to provide the necessary funds to cover new social costs associated with transformation. The welfare system reform in the form of introduction of choice and marketization was delayed and implemented unevenly due to protracted conflicts, internal and external determinants. The paper initially will comparatively examine the similarities and differences in social policy in Western Balkans taking into account different initial conditions, legacy, political systems and the influence of international actors. Secondly, it details the case of social policy in Kosovo explaining resulting institutional set-up and policies adopted in the context of international administration and globalisation.
Keywords:
Kosovo Social Policy, Marketization, institutional reforms, globalization
Session Chair
Islam Lauka
Session Co-Chair
Alfred Marleku
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-64-6
First Page
130
Last Page
138
Location
Durres, Albania
Start Date
28-10-2017 1:00 PM
End Date
28-10-2017 2:30 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2017.313
Recommended Citation
Muja, Armend, "Social Policies in Kosovo: institutional reforms in the context of globalization and internatin aladministration" (2017). UBT International Conference. 313.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2017/all-events/313
Included in
Social Policies in Kosovo: institutional reforms in the context of globalization and internatin aladministration
Durres, Albania
Social policy broadly focuses on pensions system, health insurance, education, family policies, disability and injury insurance, unemployment benefits, war victims’ benefits and other aid to the poor. The main features of Western Balkans’ welfare system during communism can be characterized by three pillars: full employment and quasi-obligatory employment: broad and universalistic social insurance: and a highly developed typically company-based, system of services and fringe benefits. This system was eliminated after the fall of communism, as it became impossible for the state to provide the necessary funds to cover new social costs associated with transformation. The welfare system reform in the form of introduction of choice and marketization was delayed and implemented unevenly due to protracted conflicts, internal and external determinants. The paper initially will comparatively examine the similarities and differences in social policy in Western Balkans taking into account different initial conditions, legacy, political systems and the influence of international actors. Secondly, it details the case of social policy in Kosovo explaining resulting institutional set-up and policies adopted in the context of international administration and globalisation.