Social protection programs before and during the pandemic: old and new challenges

The article discusses the present-day state of welfare systems and the main trends in their transformation in economically developed countries, especially in Europe, after the economic crisis of 2008/2009 in the context of government spending cuts, changes in the labor market, and reduction of employers' obligations regarding working conditions and employees' insurance.

Most attention is paid to conventional social protection tools and their changes during the new crisis caused by the pandemic: sickness and unemployment benefits, programs for the support of part-time employment and for ensuring guaranteed minimum income, as well as the availability of health care.

Keywords

social protection, labor market, social insurance, budget financing, social benefit, guaranteed minimum income

Received

24.01.2021

Publication date

25.01.2021

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48617

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GOST	Shestakova E. Social protection programs before and during the pandemic: old and new challenges // Obshchestvo i ekonomika – 2021. – Issue 1 C. 81-99 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://oie.jes.su/S020736760013403-2-1 (circulation date: 23.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020736760013403-2
MLA	Shestakova, Elena "Social protection programs before and during the pandemic: old and new challenges." Obshchestvo i ekonomika 1 (2021):81-99. DOI: 10.31857/S020736760013403-2
APA	Shestakova E. (2021). Social protection programs before and during the pandemic: old and new challenges. Obshchestvo i ekonomika (1), pp.81-99 DOI: 10.31857/S020736760013403-2

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