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Socialinės garantijos šeimai kaip socialinės politikos šeimos srityje įgyvendinimo teisinės priemonės
Social Guarantees to Families as Legal Measures for Implementation of Social Policy in the Family Dimension

Author(s): Eglė Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė
Subject(s): Public Administration, Family and social welfare
Published by: Lietuvos teisės institutas

Summary/Abstract: Social guarantees to families may be regarded as a policy measure for easy attainment of favour from a particular group of persons, one the one hand, and as a tool for achievement of long-term aims of the country, on the other hand. The answer whether the provision of social guarantees to families is effective depends on many factors. However, the first step to be taken must be a clear definition of the priorities of the state, which would involve such measures as social guarantees to families. The article analyses aims of the state, the attainment whereof is related with the provision of social guarantees to families drawn up according to the general aims of the EU. Two main aims are described: the need to motivate persons raising children to return to the labour market and the need to induce the birth rate. Accordingly, measures for the attainment of both aims are described. Besides the possible directions of the social security measures the article deals with the general criteria for the integration of the social guarantees to families into the legal system of the state. The adoption of particular measures is not sufficient for the achievement of particular aims. The chosen measures must conform to the existing system. For this purpose, the article describes criteria for the successful integration of social measures to the legal system besides the general law making requirements.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 70 (4)
  • Page Range: 57-102
  • Page Count: 46
  • Language: Lithuanian
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