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Polityka rodzinna w Polsce z perspektywy zmian demograficznych dokonujących się w województwie opolskim
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FROM THE EDITOR This is the on-line periodical “Social Work in Poland” 2018, Issue 2. The first issue of this volume is available at: https://e-pracasocjalna.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=199539. It is a special edition dedicated to the memory of Irena Sendler. By personally risking her life, she contributed to rescuing around 2 500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. The ghetto, the largest of the ghettos established by the German authorities during the Second World War in Europe, was opened in December 1940 and completely destroyed in May 1943 after all of its residents were murdered. In 1965, Irena Sendler was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. In 2005, The International Federation of Social Workers honoured her with the title The Most Distinguished Social Worker of IFSW. “Praca Socjalna” (Social Work) has been published for thirty-five years, previously as a quarterly and since 2007 as a bimonthly journal. It is the oldest scholarly journal in Poland dedicated to issues of social work and social assistance both in Poland and abroad. We are open to articles written by foreign authors who would like to publish their texts in “Praca Socjalna” that show approaches developed in their countries to solve global social problems. Once accepted, we publish the submitted articles translated into Polish. Our editorial policy is presented at: https://e-pracasocjalna.pl/resources/html/cms/MAINPAGE. The first volume of “Social Work in Poland – 2017”, published as a supplement to “Praca Socjalna”, is available at (https://e-pracasocjalna.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=185555). In this issue, from among the forty eight articles from the 2018 volume of Praca Socjalna, ten articles were recommended for publication by the Editorial Board as being of potential interest for foreign readers. Moreover, two criteria were used in the selection: the cognitive value of the article and its communicative message. In principle, articles regarding Polish issues were selected. There were however two exceptions, namely Hospice – A “haven” for terminally ill children. Model premises and practice in Poland and Ukraine by Iryna Drozd and Perspectives of Social Work in the 21st Century – From Debates at the World Social Work, Education and Social Development Conference – Dublin 2018 by Marta Mikołajczyk. The Editorial Board selected these two texts as examples of the insight of Polish researchers into the social problems in the wider perspective with the confidence that they may also be of interest to readers outside Poland.
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Family policy is a set of legal norms, actions and measures launched by the state to create appropriate living conditions for the family, its formation, proper functioning, and the fulfilment of all its important social roles. Transformation is an intentional process of changing one piece of the environment implemented over a period to create a new and primarily sustainable state of the environment. The author presents demographic data reflecting the process of the individualization of contemporary culture, which translates into changes in the contemporary family model. The main aim of the article is to present the changes taking place in the contemporary model of family policy in Poland and to analyze these phenomena.
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This article presents the results of examining selected factors co-occurring with high fertility rates in developed countries. Selected OECD countries at a similar stage of demographic development have been subjected to analysis. Employing cluster analysis, the selected developed countries have also been identified according to the type of adopted family policy. It has been found that the developed countries which spend more on the family policy concerning GDP are generally characterised by higher fertility rates than those which spend less. In the light of those findings, the family-policy expenditures which allow women to reconcile professional work with raising children turned out to be particularly important. The fertility rate has also been found to correlate with labour market rates, with the level of women’s professional activity in particular. Moreover, in the developed countries the relatively high fertility rate is accompanied by low rates of young people who do not work or attend school and are not in vocational training, as well as a high rate of extramarital births.
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The aim of this article is to draw attention to changes in family policy in Poland after 2008, primarily the increased involvement of the state (government) in the family matters. This state of affairs is noteworthy for two main reasons. Firstly, it seems that such a significant increase in activities of Polish government for families had not been since 1989. So far in the transformation reality of our country withdrawal of the state institutions of social tasks could be rather seen. Secondly it should be noted that this increased involvement falls in a period of economic crisis, and thus occurred despite the particular challenges to the economy and the risks for the possibility of state interference in the affairs of society. These changes and their conditions are worth noting, inter alia, in the context of a discussion which is recently animated on the basis of social policy and economics on the directions of transformation of the tasks of the modern welfare state.
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In 2015, the Supreme Audit Office, on its own initiative, carried out an audit related to the Large Family Card (Polish: Karta Dużej Rodziny) as an element of the state’s family policy. The audit was conducted at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, which is responsible for the implementation and coordination of the tasks set forth in the Act of 5 December 2014 on the Large Family Card. The audit was also conducted in 18 cities where both the local and national Card had been introduced. NIK positively evaluated the preparation, implementation and activities related to the functionality of these solutions as instruments for supporting large families, both with regard to the national Card, as well as to the solutions introduced at the local level.
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The family policy is an issue of vital importance to the future of the state, that is why it is the subject of one of the two priority audits of NIK. The basic objective of this audit was to evaluate the development and implementation of the family policy in Poland, focusing on the issues related to the programming and management of the instruments for family support and their effectiveness, as well as on the coordination of activities in this area. In their article, the authors present the detailed findings of the audit.
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Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between the implementation of the Family 500+ benefit, changes in female employment and female economic inactivity. The analysis is based on macro data and is focused on the years 2016–2019. To examine the relationship, this study uses decomposition of the employment-to-population ratio change into labour supply and unemployment components, analysis of changes in the structure of nonparticipants and the shift-share method. Considering that the reaction to the child benefit may differ across age groups, this study found that since the introduction of the Family 500+ benefit, the employment-to-population ratio for women aged 25–39 (the most likely age group to be raising children and therefore to receive the benefit) stagnated, their labour force participation rate decreased and the percentage of nonparticipants due to family and household responsibilities increased.
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The article presents the issues of the Large Families Card, as one of the solutions of a complementary, combining area of family and social policy. The mechanisms influence the effectiveness of the instrument were recognized in the context of the analysis of demographic data relative to societal expectations of customers, expressed by the concept of empowerment. In the context of the research the new definition of the Large Family Cars was presented. The exemplification of the Large Family Card implementation was based on city of Torun. This is the only place in Poland where LFC is put into practice in cooperation between local authorities and NGO.
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Artykuł podejmuje problematykę Karty Dużej Rodziny (KDR), jako jednego z rozwiązań o charakterze komplementarnym, łączącym obszar polityki prorodzinnej i społecznej. Mechanizmy warunkujące efektywność oddziaływania instrumentu ujęte zostały w kontekście analizy danych demograficznych, względem oczekiwań społecznych klientów, wyrażonych za pomocą pojęcia empowermentu. W kontekście materiału źródłowego zaproponowano nową definicję karty, wskazano na jej historię oraz sposób wdrażania. Instruktywny pozostaje tu przykład Torunia, jako jedynego miasta w Polsce na terenie którego obsługa KDR zlecona została organizacji z sektora pozarządowego. Aspekt ten oddają wyniki badan ewaluacyjnych, obrazujących relacje pomiędzy sferą oczekiwań a wskaźnikiem zadowolenia klientów programu KDR.
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The aim of this paper is to identify the likely impact of one of the family policy instruments in Poland, the “Fam­ily 500+” programme. The analyses were focused on the supply side of the labour market. The demand side, without neglecting it, was treated as one of the determinants of labour supply. As we are still lacking in reliable research, as far as comprehensive research in this area is concerned, the analysis is based on the knowledge contained in the source literature and the research experience of the author. The article presents elements of family policy in Poland, factors determining the number of labour resources and their professional activity, the programme “Family 500+” and its influence on the Polish labour market in the short term, as well as the probable impact in the medium term.
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The paper presents main directions of family policy in Poland. The author distinguishes and analyses three main periods: the transformation period (1989–1997), the transition period (1997–2005), and the mature period (2005–2015). The paper identifies and discusses three most durable characteristics of the Polish model of family policy, i.e. the lack of coherence and institutional integrity, pro-natalism, and familialism. In general, differences between main political actors in the area of family policy have not been significant. However, the tensions between pro-market and culturally conservative ideas have influenced the policies to the largest extent.
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Objectives: The objective of the article is to assess the performance of the Polish government’s family policy programme known as the ‘Family 500 Plus’ programme, with special consideration of the material effect. In this study, the authors attempt to assess the performance of the ‘ Family 500 Plus’ programme (Journal of Laws of 2016, item 195 as amended) in the first years of its operation, answering the question about whether the implementation of the government’s family policy programme has contributed to an increase in births and a decrease in the level of poverty in households in Poland. Research Design & Methods: The authors conducted research on the chosen indicators, using the method of incomplete induction based on inductivism and verificationism. The study relies on the literature review and desk research. The analysis made use of statistical data provided by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). In the preparation of this article, legal acts placed on the Website of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland – as well as relevant scientific publications – were used. Findings: Since the launch of the ‘Family 500 Plus’ programme, the number of births has clearly been gradually increasing. In the analysed period, we have laso observed positive birth changes within large families. The developmental trend of births showed an upward tendency in the first two years of the Act in force and changed in 2018. This clear change can be observed in the area of extreme poverty in households in 2015–2018. In households with at least two children up to the age of 18, there was a change in the extent of extreme poverty by almost 50%, which was approaching the extreme poverty line in a given year in Poland. Implications & Recommendations: In view of the changes in trends in the number of births observed since 2018 as well as the extent of extreme poverty in households, the authors recommend further observation and analysis of the indicators presented in this study. Contribution / Value Added: The presented analysis of the indicators and the observation of development trends will allow for a proper adjustment of family policy. In the future, this might make it easier for the public authorities to take appropriate decisions concerning family policy. Article classification: research article
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The aim of this article is to examine how family policies contribute to changes in family practices and towards gender equality in families. Empirically we draw on interviews with two groups of Polish-born parents: Polish parents who have migrated to Norway and Polish parents living in Poland. Norway and Poland are relevant cases for our exploration because they represent different types of welfare states, which have followed different paths towards their current family policy package. In our analysis of actual work–family adaptations we found a convergence towards gender-equal dual-earner/dual-carer arrangements in both groups, although there were differences in the level of agency. Polish parents in Poland felt less entitled to use the measures available to them, and sometimes refrained from using them, compared to Polish parents in Norway who expressed a strong sense of agency in using family policy measures to create a good life in Norway and as part of a project of change towards more gender-equal sharing of work and care responsibilities. The analysis confirms the strong link between family practices and family policies, but also illustrates how the effect of policies on practices may be hampered or boosted by the wider historical-cultural context of the society in question. In conclusion, in analyses of the link between policy and practice it may be fruitful to distinguish between family policy packages – the concrete set of entitlements for working parents – and family policy regimes, meaning policies in their wider context, including migrancy as a mediating factor.
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The article focuses on the use of childcare for preschool-age children in 13 European countries with different models of maternal employment. Employing a comparative approach it relates care arrangements to family policy measures. Childcare policies and practices in post-communist countries (the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia) are compared in a wider European context and specifically to various countries representing the principal types of welfare state and family policy strategies in Europe (the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, and Sweden). The article focuses on parental leave schemes, parental employment, and formal childcare and takes into account informal childcare, which in many countries is crucial to achieving a work-life balance. The authors’ findings reveal that the use of informal childcare is not directly related to either the length of paid parental leave or maternal employment. Informal childcare, which in most cases is provided by grandparents, is used on a weekly basis for at least thirty per cent of preschool-age children in all the post-communist countries studied except Bulgaria. However, similarly high levels of informal childcare were also found in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Austria. Gendered moral rationalities based on cultural norms play an important role in division of childcare in each European state.
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Poland as well as many European countries is facing demographic crisis. Aging society, changing model of the family and reduced birth rate are serious issues that demand a reaction. Above matters are beyond doubt. However, there is a doubt answering the question what do we do in order to prevent those trends and if we are effective. This paper analyses demographic threats Poland is facing, factors which have impact on birthrate, as well as pro-family and pro-social policy of state. In pursuit of alternatives, solutions from USA shall be presented. Differences in redistribution level, and relation to it will be a subject of analysis, as they should become the source of reflection and inspiration in order to find solutions for problems in Poland and Europe.
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Program Rodzina 500 plus obowiązuje od 1 kwietnia 2016 r. w całej Polsce. 17 lutego 2016 r. prezydent Andrzej Duda podpisał ustawę o pomocy państwa w wychowaniu dzieci, wprowadzającą program Rodzina 500 plus. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest zaprezentowanie założeń programu Rodzina 500 Plus, pojmowanego jako bonus na lepsze zarządzanie majątkiem i dochodami rodzin z dziećmi. W toku dyskusji politycznej na temat efektywności samego Programu należałoby podnieść istotną kwestię, iż wprowadzenie w życie Programu, przy założeniu racjonalnego gospodarowania powierzonymi środkami finansowymi dla małoletnich, jest ogromną szansą dla polskich rodzin na zbudowanie kapitału finansowego na przyszłość swoich dzieci. Kapitał ten może posłużyć im w przyszłości jako wkład własny na mieszkanie, czy inwestycja w edukację, co w poczuciu większości Polaków jest gwarancją zatrudnienia i posiadania dobrze płatnej i stabilnej pracy. Pokładane w Programie nadzieje związane są z zachęceniem rodziców do posiadania większej liczby dzieci. Analizy demograficzne prognozują, że do 2050 r. Polaków ma być o 1,7 mln więcej niż zakładano przed uruchomieniem Programu, co wpłynie pozytywnie na bezpieczeństwo materialne polskich rodzin. Po 1989 r. troską pierwszych rządów było zapewnienie stabilnych świadczeń dla emerytów i rencistów, a także wprowadzenie zasiłków dla osób bez pracy. Program ten jest najszerszym dotychczasowym programem polityki rodzinnej skierowanym do rodzin posiadających dzieci.
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The Family 500+ government scheme has been effective since 1st April 2016 across Poland. On 17th February 2016 Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland signed a parliamentary act on state aid to bringing up children through the launch of the Family 500+ government scheme. This article aims at presentation of the Family 500+ government scheme as a bonus for better management of property and income of families with children. During political debate on the Family 500+ government scheme’s effectiveness an important issue should be raised, that the implementation of the Scheme, under the assumption of reasonable management of financial means paid out for the juveniles, is an enormous opportunity for the Polish families to raise capital to secure future for their children. Such capital could be used in the future as a contribution to own apartment or could be invested into children education, which guarantees employment as well as well-paid and stable job in the opinion of most Poles. The Scheme is hoped to encourage parents to have more children. According to the demographic forecasts by 2050 the number of Poles is supposed to be higher by 1.7 million than assumed before the Scheme was launched, which will have positive impact on the financial security of the Polish families. After 1989 the first governments were primarily concerned with the securing of stable old-age and disability pension benefits and the introduction of unemployment benefits. This is the first ever such a big scheme designed for the families with children. It is the widest family policy scheme to date.
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Childcare leave schemes are one of the key measures that affect the ability of women and men to balance their work and family lives. Both the length of the parental leave period and the amount of the benefit have the potential to shape the timing of a subsequent birth. Important changes have been introduced into the Czech parental benefit scheme over the last 10 years in terms of both the scheme’s flexibility and the monthly amount of the benefit, which has provided a unique opportunity for studying the links between the institutional conditions of parenthood and the behaviour of real stakeholders. Using data on births from the Czech Statistical Office and the parity-cohort analytical approach, we investigate changes in the spacing of second and third births among women who had their first or second child between 1986 and 2013. The results revealed an increase in the second- and third-birth rate during the second and third year following a delivery, together with a decrease in the second- and third-birth rate during the fourth year and later among mothers exposed to changes in the parental benefit scheme. These changes in reproductive behaviour noticeably coincided with the incentives that have been provided since 2008 by the increased flexibility of the parental leave scheme and the author argues that the option to increase the monthly amount of the parental benefit together with the flexibility of its use has contributed to the closer spacing of births, most notably among more educated women.
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W artykule podjęto problem analizy wybranych obszarów zagrożeń dla rozwoju społecznego i ekonomicznego, zwracając szczególną uwagę na ryzyka socjalne i współczesne problemy demograficzne. Zwrócono także uwagę na szczególną rolę polityki rodzinnej, która może odegrać istotną rolę w powstrzymaniu niekorzystnych tendencji demograficznych oraz stanowi naturalne wsparcie w krytycznych sytuacjach życiowych
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In the article, the problem of analysis of the chosen threat areas for the social as well as economic development has been discussed. The social risks and contemporary demographic problems have been underlined. Attention has also been drawn to the particular role of family policy which can play a significant role in stopping unfavourable demographic tendencies and it constitutes the natural support in critical situations in life.
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The paper is aimed at presentation of how Polish population policy was affected by socio-political context in the last 100 years and how is implemented in the 21st century. The paper starts with presentation of what is the importance of demographic data for good state governance. Later sections are dealing with history of population censuses, changes in perception of the most important demographic issues over the studied period and a role played by the Governmental Council for Population Policy. The last section is focused on the most important elements of the population policy implemented in the last 20 years.
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This paper investigates the impact of child cash benefits on the female labour supply in OECD countries. The analysis covers the 2000–2015 period and 30 countries. Using panel regression analysis, the study found that the effect of child benefits on the labour force participation rate depends on the age of women and the share of benefits in GDP. A relatively high share (above the group average) negatively affected the labour supply of women aged 25–34, while a relatively low share (below the group average) contributed to an increased supply of such labour. The study also found that the length of paid maternity and parental leave available to mothers and public spending on services for families with children had a positive effect on the labour supply of women aged 25–34.
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Celem artykułu jest zbadanie związku między wielkością świadczeń pieniężnych, realizowanych w ramach polityki rodzinnej, a podażą pracy (aktywnością zawodową) kobiet w państwach OECD. Analiza obejmuje lata 2000–2015 i grupę 30 krajów. Uzyskane za pomocą modeli panelowych wyniki wskazują, że oddziaływanie świadczeń pieniężnych na aktywność zawodową kobiet zależy do wysokości świadczeń i wieku kobiet. Relatywnie wysokie świadczenia (powyżej średniej grupy) ograniczają aktywność zawodową kobiet w wieku 25–34 lata, zaś relatywnie niskie (poniżej średniej grupy) sprzyjają jej. Analiza wskazuje również, że aktywności zawodowej kobiet w tym przedziale wiekowym sprzyjają nakłady na usługi na rzecz rodziny i dzieci oraz płatne urlopy macierzyńskie i wychowawcze.
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