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Book SynopsisThe third volume in this comprehensive study of social security in the Balkan states. Social security is presented from a broad perspective as a mechanism that addresses human needs, provides protection against social risks, reduces social tensions and secures peace. Various sectors of social policy, pension systems, health care systems, disability insurance, labor policy as well as social risks, such as poverty and unemployment, have been analyzed from historical, economic, political, sociological and security perspective. This book offers recommendations for improving the level of social security in the region. This volume focuses on the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro. Contributors are: Dritero Arifi, Ngadhnjim Brovina, Pëllumb Çollaku, Dorota Domalewska, Besnik Fetahu, Remzije Istrefi, Maja Jandrić, Gordana Matković, Ruzhdi Morina, Artan Mustafa, Katarina Stanić, and Marzena Żakowska.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Abstracts Serbia and Kosovo EU Integration and the Development of the Social Security Systems Marzena Żakowska part 1 Social Security in Serbia 1 Overview of Social Protection in Serbia Current Perspective and Challenges Katarina Stanić and Gordana Matković 2 The Pension System in Serbia Developments, Current State and Challenges Katarina Stanić 3 Decentralization of Social Care Services in Serbia Gordana Matković 4 Unemployment in Serbia Characteristics and Challenges Maja Jandrić and Marzena Żakowska part 2 Social Security in Kosovo 5 The Renegotiation of Social Policy in Kosovo Gradual Institutional Change since Independence Artan Mustafa and Pëllumb Çollaku 6 Developments and Challenges in the Kosovo Pension System Remzije Istrefi and Ruzhdi Morina 7 Buying Social Peace Lessons from Kosovo Besnik Fetahu and Marzena Żakowska 8 Kosovo Society Coexistence, Challenges and Opportunities Dritero Arifi and Ngadhnjim Brovina part 3 Conclusion 9 Social Security in the Balkans Lessons and Recommendations Marzena Żakowska and Dorota Domalewska Index
