381 research outputs found
Welfare policy and social transfers in Croatia
No full textThis Occasional Paper occurred as the byproduct of preparations for writing the report by Predrag Bejaković and Alastair McAuley “Welfare Policy and Social Transfers in the Republic of Croatia”, The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, June 1998. The authors, Predrag Bejaković (Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb, Croatia) and Alastair McAuley (University of Essex, Colchester, England) first published the text in Croatian in the Institute's journal "Financijska praksa", Volume 23, Number 1, (March 1999). This Occasional Paper is the English language translation of the article published in "Financijska praksa"
The Social Dimension in Selected Candidate Countries in the Balkans: Country Report on Croatia. ENEPRI Research Reports No. 39, 14 December 2007
No full textThe European Commission awarded a contract in November 2005 to a consortium composed of t TARKI (Social Research Institute in Hungary), CASE (Center for Social and Economic Research in Poland) and CEPS to analyse the socio-economic developments and the process of structural reforms in what were then four candidate countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey. The objective was to identify the major challenges in the current demographic, social and economic context that could be considered relevant in determining the capacity of these countries to function in the European Union. This study presents the findings for Croatia and consists of an analytical section and a statistical annex. The other country reports and synthesis report are published separately in this same series
Equity vs. efficiency : posibilities to lessen the trade-off in social employment and education policy in South-East Europe
No full textPredrag Bejakovic, Marc Meinardus (eds.). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, [Bulgaria Office]Electronic ed.: Sofia ; Bonn : FES, 201
The Evasion of Retirement Insurance Contributions in Croatia
No full textThe aim of this paper is to investigate the evasion of retirement insurance contributions in Croatia. This problem can be connected to the weakness of the administration and the inefficacy of the competent bodies, to high rates of contributions and a general lack of trust in the public pension system based on intergenerational solidarity. One of the most important determinants of evasion is the benefit deriving from the insurance, that is, the relation between the contributions and the pension. Insured persons who have worked their whole lives and have reached old-age pensions have an unfavourable ratio of contributions paid in and amount of pension received, because funds for pensions have been redistributed to several other categories. After a brief explanation of the pension reform, we draw attention to certain legislative inconsistencies connected with retirement insurance. The paper closes with a proposal for possible measures for the improvement of collection
Animals and philosophers: Preface to my critics
No full textThe author is here seeking to expose his book Philosophical Animal zoographical persuasion to philosophy, to his own remorseless analysis - and that way defend the book from potential criticism by the others. On the other hand, the author believes that this will open up the space for discussion about the book and themes that book provokes. This discussion is not going to be mere neatly registered response and/or appropriate praise but a contribution inspired by the book, resonating back to it
Poverty, inequality and social exclusion in the European Union and Croatia
No full textThe issue of co-ordination in welfare policy in the European Union (EU) has been the subject of many analyses and discussions, but still it has not attained the same level of importance given to the coordination of economic policy. The aim of the paper is to determine the situations and actions in Croatia and the EU in the eradication of poverty and social exclusion. The paper starts with the theoretical and methodological framework, which is followed by an account of the states of affairs in EU member-states. After the description of the situation in Croatia, especially of its advantages and disadvantages as compared to other transitional countries and future members of the EU, the paper ends with a conclusion and proposals for improvement
How prepared is Croatia for a knowledge-based society?
No full textKnowledge has become the key to economic competitiveness and success. An important part of an economy's overall competitiveness – the ability to achieve success on markets – is labour-force competitiveness. One of the main determinants of the competitiveness of human resources is a country's education system. The paper discusses EU activities related to achieving a move to a knowledge-based society and labour force competitiveness. After the introduction, a short theoretical framework is provided. The third part of the paper analyzes the situation in newly accepted EU members, in future members and in Croatia. After the assessment of some problems in Croatia, some proposals for improvements of the educational system are given
For Protection and Promotion: The Design and Implementation of Effective Safety Nets, Margaret Grosh, Carlo del Ninno, Emil Tesliuc and Azedine Ouerghi, Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2008, pp. 587, ISBN 978-0-8213-7581-5
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