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Dlhová a sociálna kríza vo vybraných krajinách južnej Európy
Debt and Social Crisis in Selected Southern European Countries

Author(s): Paula Puškárová
Subject(s): Public Administration, Welfare systems, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, z. ú.
Keywords: public debt; social expenditures; budgetary deficit; unemployment; debt crisis;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to research the interactive link between the current debt crisis in the region of southern Europe and its social systems. The first part of the paper devotes to the status of indebtedness and the risk of insolvency in selected countries, the second part is to analyze the situation of social system burden in the context of current crisis. The last part relates aspects of indebtedness to social sector status and through their interaction tries to diagnose the most pending risks resulted from elaborated analyses.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 38-43
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Slovak