Social Welfare in Socialist Countries (Routledge Revivals: Comparative Social Welfare) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 113894713X ISBN 13: 9781138947139

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

First published in 1992, this book analyses social welfare in eight socialist countries, at that time: Czechoslovakia, China, Cuba, Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, North Korea and the Soviet Union. For each country it considers the ideological framework underlying the social welfare system and describes the historical development of both the system and the political and socio-economic context. Each chapter looks at the structure and administration of the systems in place and how these are financed. This is followed by a consideration of the nature of different parts of the welfare system, a survey of social security, personal social services and the treatment of the following key target groups: the aged; those with disabilities and handicaps; children and youth; disadvantaged families; the unemployed; and the sick and injured. Each chapter concludes with an assessment of the effectiveness of the system considered.

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John Dixon, David Macarov

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113894713X
• ISBN 13: 9781138947139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Dixon John, Macarov David