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Transition Countries of Central Europe Entering the European Union: Some Social Protection Issues
Author(s) -
Rys Vladimir
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international social security review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1468-246X
pISSN - 0020-871X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-246x.00098
Subject(s) - accession , european union , ideology , context (archaeology) , political science , social protection , european social model , development economics , social policy , social security , social change , political economy , economic system , economic growth , economic policy , economics , politics , law , paleontology , biology
A brief overview of essential choices facing the transition countries of central Europe with regard to social security policy precedes the discussion of some selected issues related to their entry into the European Union (EU). While not much weight is given to the idea of these countries bringing in yet another social model, the problem of social dumping is considered more seriously, particularly in view of the continuing impact of neoliberal ideology. The central issue of maintaining equilibrium between economic and social development is then examined in the context of current preparations for accession, and attention is drawn to the inherent weakness of the present EU policy, which deals with economic aspects of social protection only and fails to give the populations concerned a clear vision of attainable social goals for the future.