{"product_id":"social-security-in-the-balkans-volume-3-an-overview-of-social-policy-in-serbia-and-kosovo-9789004499980","title":"Social Security in the Balkans – Volume 3: An Overview of Social Policy in Serbia and Kosovo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book offers a comprehensive overview 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. The book also offers recommendations for improving the level of social security in the region.     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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements   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","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210833944919,"sku":"9789004499980","price":148.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-security-in-the-balkans-volume-3-an-overview-of-social-policy-in-serbia-and-kosovo-9789004499980","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}