Social protection expenditure and redistribution in the Western Balkans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6155972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Artan Mustafa (0000-0003-4042-6658, University for Business and Technology, corresponding author), Maja Gerovska Mitev (0000-0003-3854-5199, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-152 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2169-9763 • E-ISSN: 2169-978X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ics.2022.1 |
| OpenAlex | W4220942395 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
This paper analyses social protection expenditure, its financing and its correlation with redistribution effects in the European Union (EU) candidate and potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia. Although social expenditure in the Western Balkans varies between countries in terms of the extent and functions, in general, it is growing and concentrates on the elderly population. The expenditure is strongly redistributive towards old age, but is less efficient in reducing extensive child and working-age poverty. From an intergenerational perspective, despite various recent improvements, it remains significantly unbalanced compared to the EU. The expenditure reflects the design of social rights that have been shaped by the legacy of socialism and war, local politics, and international organisations perhaps more than by the impact of economic resources and aging
Development economics · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · European union · Geography · Montenegro · Political science · Politics · Population · Poverty · Redistribution (election · Social protection · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |