Welfare reforms in post-communist countries are determined by economic and social
hardship, democratization of the political systems and rapid structural change. This …

Mothers, Families, or Children? is the first comparative-historical study of family policies in
Poland, Hungary, and Romania from 1945 until the eve of the global pandemic in 2020. The …

This article discusses the trajectories of pension system reforms in two of the latecomers to
the EU: Bulgaria and Romania. It finds that over the past two decades, the two countries …

Despite the shared history of socialist welfare state adaptation, there is consensus among
scholars that Central and Eastern European (CEE) welfare states do not conform to either a …

This chapter examines the pre-communist, the communist and the post-communist
developments of social policy in Central and Eastern Europe. The Central and East …

Cerami A. Ageing and the politics of pension reforms in Central Europe, South‐Eastern
Europe and the Baltic States Int J Soc Welfare 2011: 20: 331–343© 2010 The Author (s) …

This article offers a new theoretical explanation of the relationship between religion and the
demand for redistribution. Previous literature shows that religious individuals are less likely …

During the market transition in Eastern Europe, social support mechanisms shifted from
employment-based measures to means-tested ones. This restructuring, along with an …

This chapter discusses the reforms carried out in the Bulgarian welfare system between
1997 and 2018. These reforms followed neoliberal ideas of reducing state contributions …

This chapter aims to provide a general overview of the main features of the social security
system in Romania and the nexus with the main migration patterns. It illustrates how social …