Naslov
The Croatian welfare system: A lack of coherent policy paradigm followed by inconsistent policy reforms?

Autori
Dobrotić, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Routledge Handbook of European Welfare Systems. 2nd Edition

Urednik/ci
Blum, Sonja ; Kuhlmann, Johanna ; Schubert, Klaus

Izdavač
Routledge

Grad
London : New York (NY)

Godina
2020

Raspon stranica
237-255

ISBN
978-0-367-25915-0

Ključne riječi
Croatia, welfare systems, paradigms, reforms

Sažetak
The chapter provides a deeper insight into the scope and type of welfare state change in Croatia. It shows that Croatian welfare state has undergone continuous transformations in the last two decades, with reforms being characterised by incremental and gradual changes. While there is some evidence of welfare state expansion, reforms mostly brought retrenchment. Retrenchment was particularly characteristic of the core ‘traditional’ social policy sectors, such as pensions, healthcare and social assistance, where cost-containment and ‘rationalisation’ featured among priorities, while expansion was the most notable in the area of the war veterans' rights (passive in character). Although recently one can notice higher investments in the labour market and work-family policies, these segments of the welfare state have remained underdeveloped in Croatia. Reforms did not follow one coherent policy paradigm and were frequently a subject of politicisation resulting in ill-advised, uncoordinated and inconsistent policy solutions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Socijalne djelatnosti

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