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Fafo-paper 2002:2

Zane Loza and Aadne Aasland

From a Local Perspective:

Social Assistance and Social Work in Latvia

ISSN 0804-5135
2002 42 p NOK 112,- Order no: 677 pil Order

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Introduction

Background: The set-up of the social assistance system in Latvia
The key players
Provision of social assistance: the role of the state and the municipalities
Municipal responsibilities in provision of social assistance
State responsibilities in provision of social assistance
Finance of the system
Social workers in Latvia

The Case
Methodological note
Description of the district
Social Assistance in local municipalities: local legislation
Social Assistance finance in local municipalities
Policies and change
National organizations: their role in provision of local social assistance
Local politicians: their role in provision of local social assistance
Provision of social assistance in local municipalities
Social workers and their job in the local municipalities
Social assistance – to whom and what?
Summary and discussion

Literature
Appendix: Guide for focus group discussions and interviews in Estonia, Latvia and Norway.