Social Policy Reforms in Croatia

In: Politicka misao, Band 37, Heft 5, S. 61-79

Abstract

The author analyzes data about the present social situation in Croatia & the state of social policy reforms. The indicators of social situation are very unfavorable as a result of a decade of dramatic changes: very high level of unemployment, high percentage of retired persons, growing social inequality, permanent financial crisis of social security systems. In the second part of his paper the author describes recently initiated or planned social policy reforms in the sectors of old age pension systems, health care, protection of the unemployed, social welfare, family policy, labor market & education polices. 1 Appendix, 17 References. Adapted from the source document.