BalticWelfare

Social policy and social inclusion

Ten years after the collapse of the Soviet system, the framework of a new social policy is more or less established in the Baltic countries. The move towards integration into the family of European welfare states has happened remarkably fast.

Feliciana Rajevska, ed., Insiders’ views about Social Inclusion and Social Security in Latvia. Fafo-report 527 (2006)

Tatjana Doroshko and Dagmar Kutsar, Social Indicators between Research and Policy-making in Estonia. Unemployment Insurance Scheme. Fafo-paper 2006:15

Feliciana Rajevska, Latvia and Estonia; Policy Response. Presentation at the Concluding seminar for the project "Poverty, social assistance and social inclusion – developments in Estonia and Latvia in a comparative perspective", Riga May 9-10 2006

Feliciana Rajevska, Social policy in Latvia. Welfare state under double pressure. Fafo-report 498 (2005)

Sanita Kudrjavceva, Social Services as Actors of Social Inclusion Policy. Example of Latgale Region. Student contribution (Bachelor paper). Fafo-paper 2005:27

Dagmar Kutsar, Avo Trumm, Provision of social assistance. The case of the two municipalities of Estonia. Fafo-paper 2003:1

Arne Grønningsæter, Great Expectations. Social exclusion and social policy in Estonia and Latvia. A summary Fafo-report 410 (2003)

Zane Loza and Aadne Aasland, From a Local Perspective: Social Assistance and Social Work in Latvia. Fafo-paper 2002:2

Avo Trumm, Structural shifts in providing social assistance: Response to changing living conditions in Estonia. Fafo-paper 2002:1

Arne Grønningsæter, Aadne Aasland and Zane Loza, “We all agree, but no-one is grateful”. Developments of the Income Maintenance System in Latvia. Fafo-paper 2001:9

Arne Grønningsæter, Social Policy in Transition – Income maintenance in Estonia, compared with Norway. Fafo-paper 1999:21

 

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