Open AccessSocial protections in Slovak Republic in the first decade of the 21st century
Author(s) -
Zuzana Macková
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bratislava law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2644-6359
pISSN - 2585-7088
DOI - 10.46282/blr.2017.1.2.83
Subject(s) - social protection , solidarity , slovak , social security , welfare state , political science , social insurance , social policy , state (computer science) , social solidarity , sociology , law and economics , law , politics , social science , czech , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science
The article is a critical analysis of neoliberal approach to system of social protection in Slovakia, especially after the year of 2004, when a major reform of the Social Security Law and social policy took place. The focus is on specific sub-systems of the social protection – i.e. the system of social insurance, the system of state support and the system of social assistance – in the light of the constitutional and fundamental principles of law (liberty, equality, justice and solidarity), the actual content of the abovementioned systems of social protection and values and principles of the European social model of welfare state – and leads to author’s overview of major flaws and spaces for improvement.