NEW WELFARE REGIMES IN EASTERN EUROPE: THE CASES OF ROMANIA AND BULGARIA
NEW WELFARE REGIMES IN EASTERN EUROPE: THE CASES OF ROMANIA AND BULGARIA
Author(s): Vlad Dumitrache, Ileana TacheSubject(s): Government/Political systems, Welfare systems, Comparative politics, Welfare services
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Welfare regimes; social models; social protection; European economic integration; new EU entrants;
Summary/Abstract: The objective of this paper is to assess the stage of the new welfare regimes of Bulgaria and Romania, two neighbour countries with similar tempo in the European integration process. The paper analyzes first the influence of the European economic integration on the Western and Eastern welfare states, revealing a self-contradictory aspect of the process, that of being both beneficial and harmful for social protection systems. Then the description of the present welfare regimes of Bulgaria and Romania and the discussion of selected indicators are used for defining the social perspectives of the two analyzed countries on the current economic background.
Journal: Review of Economic and Business Studies (REBS)
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 59-84
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English