Czech Social Reform/Non-reform: Routes, Actors and Problems
dc.contributor.author | Vecernik, Jiri | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-08-01T15:46:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-08-01T15:46:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-02-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | RePEc:wdi:papers:2004-651 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40037 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In this contribution, the author first considers the characteristics of the Czechoslovak communist welfare state and its theoretical alternatives. Throughout the reform process, dependency on both corporatist and socialist regimes won out, while residualist efforts were promoted in the beginning, but were later held back. The author then considers the possible actors involved in social reforms. In this respect, when proceeding from a general to a more concrete level, thought should first be devoted to the social classes and their ideologies, and second to political parties and their leaders. The author goes on to summarise the particular problems and traps in individual sections of the Czech social system. While no objection to decent standards of social protection and health care could be raised, the poor efficiency of their achievement should evoke concern. The author concludes by reflecting on the possible specificities of Czech social reform in comparison with the other countries undergoing reform and the EU. The current lethargy of the Czech welfare system corresponds to a “frozen edifice”, just as in most Western countries. However, such stagnation is apparently acceptable to both the politicians (who mask it in reformist rhetoric) and the population (which learned to master taking advantage of the generous welfare state) and thus is basically sustainable in the long run. | en_US |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 651 | en_US |
dc.subject | Social Policy, Social Reforms, Czech Republic | en_US |
dc.subject.other | H5, I3, P26 | en_US |
dc.title | Czech Social Reform/Non-reform: Routes, Actors and Problems | en_US |
dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Economics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Business | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40037/3/wp651.pdf | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | William Davidson Institute (WDI) - Working Papers |
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