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Social security and social policy as public tasks

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Łuczyszyn A., Łuczyszyn M.

Biblioteka Regionalisty

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2016

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issue 16

53-62

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The problem of social security is closely related to meeting the needs of residents with a focus on inequalities between different groups at both the regional and local levels. Meeting the needs requires the existence and proper operation of certain institutions that solve social issues. It could be said that this is an area linked to and dependent on social policy, which has no clear definition in literature. Without a doubt, in the context of the development of security the essential elements of that policy are such as social policy, labor protection, employment, health, housing, educational, cultural and environmental protection, prevention and combating social pathology, population, family, policy considering the youth and old people. It is obvious that this kind of policy is limited to providing no equivalent benefits.

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Selected issues concerning social policy in the context of an aging society

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Pikuła N.

Praca Socjalna

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2017

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vol. 32(1)

17-32

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The subject of the article addresses the challenges faced by social policy in the context of social changes in Poland. The needs of the oldest generations are internally diverse and therefore an effective policy must make accurate assessments. The article discusses the main characteristics of the Polish people and the analysis of two aspects of social policy towards the elderly and old age.

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Kolektivní domy a sociální politika českých průmyslových podniků v letech 1939-1953

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Guzik H.

Umění (Art)

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2013

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vol. LXI

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issue 1

33-56

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Right after the Second World War, two collective houses were built in the industrial towns of Litvínov and Zlín in what was then Czechoslovakia. Each building provided housing for families, a central dining hall, a nursery school, and a wide array of cultural and social services, all under just one roof. The architectural precursors of these two buildings were found in the USSR, Swedenand France, but the Czech koldomy (collective houses) originated independently of their counterparts abroad. They drew on sociological concepts of industrial towns developed by the management of the Baťa shoemaking enterprise in Zlín during the Nazi occupation. Inspired by German industrial sociology, the Baťa Company were looking at that time for ways in which to maintain social solidarity, stability, and the moral profile of its employees. The company’s management concluded that collective houses would be better than the garden city model of housing at generating social solidarity. This form of construction was well suited to the country’s new political-economic direction after 1945, which combined elements of capitalism, corporatism, and state socialism, and left industrial enterprises a certain degree of freedom in the area of social policy. The management of the national chemical enterprise Stalin Works wanted the construction of collective housing in Litvínov to signal the humanistic dimension of industrial enterprises in the socialist state. The rapid industrialisation of Czechoslovakia after 1948 ultimately led to the failure of both buildings. The mass relocation of employees broke down the stability of workplace collectives, and the voluntary emancipation of women through work, expressed in architectural form in both collective buildings, was supplanted by the forced feminisation of the labour force. Collective housing was met with little support even among architects, who found that the social goals of the state could be better fulfilled by cheap prefab housing estates than by the romantically singular collective houses.

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Hned po druhé světové válce vznikly v Litvínově a Zlíně, dvou českých průmyslových centrech, dva kolektivní domy. Oba pod jednou střechou spojovaly rodinné bydlení, ústřední jídelny, školky a širokou nabídku kulturních a společenských zařízení. Architektonické předchůdce obou realizací najdeme v SSSR, Švédsku či Francii. České koldomy se ovšem zrodily nezávisle na těchto zahraničních vzorech. Oba čerpaly ze sociologických konceptů průmyslových měst, které vypracoval management zlínského podniku Baťa v krizovém období nacistické okupace. Firma Baťa, inspirovaná německou průmyslovou sociologií, tehdy hledala cesty, jak zajistit sociální soudržnost, stabilitu a mravní profil své zaměstnanecké základny. Vedení podniku usoudilo, že kolektivní domy jsou schopné generovat sociální integritu lépe, než to dokázal model zahradního města. Výstavbě českých koldomů po roce 1945 nahrával nový politicko-ekonomický kurz země, který spojoval prvky kapitalismu, korporativismu a státního socialismu a který průmyslovým koncernům ponechával jistou míru svobody ohledně podob sociální péče. Vedení Stalinových závodů a firmy Baťa chtělo výstavbou koldomů v Litvínově a Zlíně vyjádřit především humanistický rozměr průmyslového podniku v obrozeném státě. Překotná industrializace Československa po roce 1948 vedla nakonec k nezdaru obou realizací. Hromadné přesuny zaměstnanců nabourávaly stabilitu pracovních kolektivů a dobrovolnou pracovní emancipaci žen, architektonicky vyjádřenou v obou koldomech, vystřídala násilná feminizace pracovních týmů. Kolektivní domy nenašly silnou oporu ani u architektů, pro něž sociální cíle státu naplňovala levná prefabrikovaná sídliště lépe, než to dokázaly romantické unikáty koldomů.

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Polityka społeczna wobec osób niepełnosprawnych w Polsce

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Sala K.

Wrocławskie Studia Politologiczne

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2016

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vol. 21

82-95

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The problem of disability is an element of social and economic policy of the stateIn Poland, disability affects every tenth person and is present in every fourth household. The wide range of actions is aimed at equality and improvement of the situation of people with disabilities through elimination of architectural, legal or mental barriers. The aim of the publication was to present selected elements of social policy towards the disabled people in Poland, by an indication of the task purpose fund responsible for this area (PFRON) and the tasks of local authorities in this matter. The publication is based on the available literature, statistical data and netography. The article presents briefly the nature and genesis of the concept of disability. It presents as well characteristics of the scale of disability in Poland and discusses the evolution of approaches to persons with disabilities in time.

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The Janus Face of Homeownership-based Welfare

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Elsinga M., Hoekstra J.

Critical Housing Analysis

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2015

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vol. 2

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issue 1

32-41

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This paper reflects on the different faces of asset-based welfare from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. It shows that asset-based welfare can be perceived as a lever for welfare state restructuring but also as an instrument for poverty eradication. In most countries, asset-based welfare policies focus on stimulating home-ownership. The general idea is that by becoming a homeowner, households build up equity that can be released for care and pension purposes in old age. However, there are signs that such policies increase inequality between homeowners (depending on the location of the dwelling and/or the period in which it was bought), but particularly so between homeowners and tenants. We therefore contend that home-ownership based welfare policies need a clear and fundamental specification of the role of the government: how to deal with housing market risks and how to prevent politically unacceptable levels of inequality and exclusion?

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KRYZYS FINANSOWY W EUROPIE — REPERKUSJE DLA POLITYKI SPOŁECZNEJ

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Anioł W.

Polityka Społeczna

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2011

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vol. 38

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issue 4(445)

1-6

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A This article addresses the question of social consequences of the present financial and economic crisis in Europe. Firstly, it considers the process of implementing fiscal consolidation measures taken in selected EU countries, including substantial cuts in welfare payments and benefits. Secondly, it reviews a few signs of rethinking the dominant paradigm of development and philosophy of social policy which also result from the recent turbulences in global and European markets. Thirdly, the author concludes that the future of the European Union itself may be subject to important changes, including possible transition from the monetary union to a budget and social union.

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WYKLUCZENIE SPOŁECZNE W KONTEKŚCIE UBÓSTWA I BEZDOMNOŚCI

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NOGOWSKI J. M.

Civitas et Lex

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2015

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issue 1(5)

55-64

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The social exclusion is impossibilities determined in categories of participating in relevant aspects of the, economic, political social life and the cultural given society. The poverty is being related to persons, families or groups of people, of which resources (financial, cultural and social) they are limited in such a step, that the level of their life is lowering beyond the accepted minimum in the country of residence. A homelessness is both a cause and effect of other states of the poverty, lack of motivation, rejecting moral norms, lack of the ability, too pathological having socially recognised features. A poverty and a homelessness are one of social important issues of contemporary world which requires preventive concrete actions preventing of coming into existence of this phenomenon in order not to lead to the social exclusion.

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Regionalna strategia w obszarze polityki rynku pracy w województwie pomorskim

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Dominiak P., Gawrycka M.

Polityka Społeczna

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2014

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vol. 41

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issue 11-12(488-489) Wojewódzkie strategie rozwoju, zatrudnienia i rynku pracy

34-38

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Development disparities observed in the Pomeranian Region strongly affect its local labour markets, which calls for a wide range of strategies of reducing unemployment and counteracting social marginalization effectively. Local authorities have put the necessary labour and social policies in place, associating them with the regulations binding for the whole region. The most important documents included Development Strategy of the Pomeranian Region until 2020, Pomeranian Employment Scheme and Regional Social Policy Program. They guided this study and confirmed that labour markets require regular evaluations. Consequently, the aim of the study is to outline labour and social policies introduced by the local authorities in the Pomeranian Region.

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Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie strategii i planów działań w obszarze rynku pracy przygotowanych przez władze samorządowe województwa pomorskiego. Władze regionalne i lokalne województwa pomorskiego opracowały szereg dokumentów wytyczających główne kierunki polityki rynku pracy. Najważniejsze z nich to Strategia Rozwoju Województwa Pomorskiego do roku 2020 oraz Regionalny Plan Działań na rzecz Zatrudnienia dla Województwa Pomorskiego. Ich pozytywną cechą jest spójność wzajemna oraz z odpowiednimi dokumentami i planami centralnymi. Punktem wyjścia dla opracowania tych dokumentów i wynikającej z niej strategii w zakresie rynku pracy są dysproporcje rozwojowe występujące w województwie pomorskim. Rzutują one bardzo silnie na sytuację na lokalnych rynkach pracy, co wymaga zróżnicowanego podejścia, m.in. do działań zmierzających do ograniczenia bezrobocia i zapobiegania marginalizacji niektórych grup społecznych.

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"Aktywne starzenie się" jako paradygmat w polityce społecznej

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Jurek Ł.

Polityka Społeczna

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2012

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vol. 39

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issue 3(456)

8-12

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The aim of this article is to present determinants, assumptions and perspectives of “active ageing” as the paradigm of the modern social policy. We want to create an outline of the theoretical construction, that has become a signpost of many strategies and programs implemented at local, national and (especially) transnational level.

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Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie uwarunkowań, założeń i perspektyw „aktywnego starzenia się” jako paradygmatu nowoczesnej polityki społecznej. Chodzi tutaj o stworzenie teoretycznego zarysu konstrukcji, która współcześnie stała się drogowskazem wielu strategii i programów działań realizowanych na szczeblu lokalnym, krajowym i (zwłaszcza) ponadnarodowym.

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Family Assistance. Key Skills and Competences

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Zaborowska A.

Roczniki Teologiczne

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2018

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vol. 65

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issue 10: Nauki o rodzinie - English Online Version

59-71

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The family is the fundamental environment for every human being’s development. A functional family is the basic component of the common good. Presently, there are often situations when a family cannot cope with fulfilling important tasks, so it becomes inefficient, inconsiderate, and problematic. Part of the responsibility for the proper functioning of such a family is taken over by institutions and professionals supporting the family, and the family assistance profession recently joined this group. Family assistance is a “young” profession, introduced in 2012, and by the end of 2014, it was an optional solution. As of January 1, 2015, the obligation to employ family assistants was imposed on every community. The profession of a family assistant is still developing. More and more assistants are being recruited from year to year, which points to their high demand. However, the organizational context of the profession still needs to be clarified. Issues such as the competence of family assistants, their workshops, methods, tools, and qualifications are particularly important when considering the difficulty of working with a dysfunctional family. The main purpose of the article is to indicate the preferred competences and skills needed to perform the profession of a family assistant, and thus the prerequisites for improving the service quality of family assistants. The presented position results from the analysis of research carried out among family assistants in 2016–2017. Research shows, however, that there are new challenges and needs for meeting competences.

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Basic income guarantee in the perspective of institutional economics

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Pawłowski M.

Central European Economic Journal

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2019

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vol. 6

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issue 53

EN

The main problem of this article is the basic income guarantee in the perspective of institutional economics. The author evaluates theoretical literature considering the topic and discusses past empirical research. The predicted and the actual outcomes of the programme are compared and synthesized using the New Institutional Economics framework. Hence the basic income guarantee is presented as a social policy proposition, and also as an institution in the meaning of this branch of economics. Originality of this approach relies on the novel use of institutional tools in the discussion considering the problem, mainly in the context of the empirical and theoretical results’ comparison.

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Demograficzne aspekty samostanowienia narodu na przykładzie współczesnej Walii

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Libor G.

Sprawy Narodowościowe

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2014

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issue 44

32-45

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Demographic problems and their consequences have been analyzed in many different ways, from different points of view. Their conditions and mutual relations have been taken into account as well, even though the interest in population problems in capitalist societies results from the fairly prosaic reasons. Dealing with them means increasing costs. Under certain conditions, however, non-economic benefits can, or at least should, become more important than economic losses. The case of Wales seems to confirm this thesis. The basis for a prosperous and strong nation is its proper demographic condition invaluable from the perspective of competing with other nation – in this case with English one. The purpose of this article is to present the demographic situation of Wales, identify the most important of its demographic problems, as well as the actions taken by the Welsh Government in this regard.

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Problemy demograficzne i ich konsekwencje analizowane były do tej pory na wiele różnych sposobów i przy uwzględnieniu różnych punktów widzenia. Badano ich wzajemne relacje i uwarunkowania, mimo iż zainteresowanie problemami demograficznymi w społeczeństwach kapitalistycznych wynikało i nadal wynika z dość prozaicznych powodów. Radzenie sobie z nimi wymaga bowiem ponoszenia coraz to większych kosztów. W określonych warunkach jednak pozaekonomiczne korzyści mogą, a przynajmniej powinny, stać się ważniejsze od gospodarczych strat. Przypadek tytułowej Walii zdaje się potwierdzać tą tezę. Podstawą dobrze prosperującego i silnego narodu jest jego odpowiednia kondycja demograficzna, bezcenna z perspektywy rywalizacji z innym narodem. Celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie sytuacji demograficznej Walii, zidentyfikowanie najważniejszych jej problemów demograficznych, a także wskazanie działań podejmowanych przez rząd walijski w tym zakresie.

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Demograficzne aspekty samostanowienia narodu na przykładzie współczesnej Walii

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Libor G.

Sprawy Narodowościowe

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2014

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issue 44

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Demographic aspects of self-determination of nation on the example of modern WalesDemographic problems and their consequences have been analyzed in many different ways, from different points of view. Their conditions and mutual relations have been taken into account as well, even though the interest in population problems in capitalist societies results from the fairly prosaic reasons. Dealing with them means increasing costs. Under certain conditions, however, non-economic benefits can, or at least should, become more important than economic losses. The case of Wales seems to confirm this thesis. The basis for a prosperous and strong nation is its proper demographic condition invaluable from the perspective of competing with other nation – in this case with English one. The purpose of this article is to present the demographic situation of Wales, identify the most important of its demographic problems, as well as the actions taken by the Welsh Government in this regard. Demograficzne aspekty samostanowienia narodu na przykładzie współczesnej WaliiProblemy demograficzne i ich konsekwencje analizowane były do tej pory na wiele różnych sposobów i przy uwzględnieniu różnych punktów widzenia. Badano ich wzajemne relacje i uwarunkowania, mimo iż zainteresowanie problemami demograficznymi w społeczeństwach kapitalistycznych wynikało i nadal wynika z dość prozaicznych powodów. Radzenie sobie z nimi wymaga bowiem ponoszenia coraz to większych kosztów. W określonych warunkach jednak pozaekonomiczne korzyści mogą, a przynajmniej powinny, stać się ważniejsze od gospodarczych strat. Przypadek tytułowej Walii zdaje się potwierdzać tą tezę. Podstawą dobrze prosperującego i silnego narodu jest jego odpowiednia kondycja demograficzna, bezcenna z perspektywy rywalizacji z innym narodem. Celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie sytuacji demograficznej Walii, zidentyfikowanie najważniejszych jej problemów demograficznych, a także wskazanie działań podejmowanych przez rząd walijski w tym zakresie.

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Housing Demand in the Polish Peoples’ Republic

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Jarmuż M., Jarosz D.

Studia Historiae Oeconomicae

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2013

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vol. 31

57-68

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Although historians and social scientists devoted considerable attention to issues related to housing in the Polish Peoples’ Republic era, many problems still need further research. The crucial problem of the paper is to find an answer to the question: what did Poles have to do in the period between 1944/45 and 1989 in order to obtain housing? The answer given is the effect of several years of primary source research which encompassed archival material of assorted types and origins.

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AGEISM STEREOTYPING AS A SOCIAL POLICY PREMISE

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Klymanska L., Boiko I.

Studia Humanistyczne AGH

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2014

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vol. 13

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issue 4

EN

This article deals with socio-cultural factors of the problems of "social status of older people". The aim of the paper is to analyze the socio-cultural values of elements of social gerontology in order to identify the factors that determine the basis for the formation of social policy of old age in modern society. We have indicated the basic attitudes and behaviours that affect the regulation of the social problem of the status of older people.

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Universal basic income as a form of social contract: assessment of the prospects of institutionalisation

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Khoma N., Vdovychyn I.

Przestrzeń Społeczna

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2021

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vol. 1

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issue 1/2021 (21)

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The potential benefits and risks of the introduction of universal basic income (UBI) are examined. UBI is considered as an alternative mechanism of social policy, the emergence of which is explained from the perspective of the crisis of contemporary social security systems. The aim of the study is to find out the prospects for the widespread introduction of UBI in modern social security systems under the crisis of the welfare state institution, as well as to assess whether UBI can be an effective response to current social challenges. The analysis is based on the methodology of neoinstitutionalism and case study. It is emphasised that the interest in UBI was caused by the inefficiency of the institution of the welfare state in the context of economic globalisation, technological advance (automation, robotisation of production) and increased under long-term quarantine restrictions in 2020-2021 with their devastating effect on national economies. The major approving and critical arguments with reference to the practical implementation of the UBI concept are systematised. The principal differences in pilot projects to provide UBI, from the standpoint of their goals and outcomes, are indicated. The potential ability of UBI to act as the latest philosophy of social policy in the era of globalisation, technological progress, pandemic challenges, etc. was proved. The need for public solidarity regarding the new social contract as a key prerequisite for the widespread implementation of UBI was highlighted.

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Sytuacja demograficzna a problem bezrobocia w Polsce

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Lipczyńska A.

Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne

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2018

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issue 2(29)

413-422

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The question of demographic determinants of social development is very important today. In the face of the dramatic aging of Polish society and continuous emigration, solutions should be sought in this situation. Recently unemployment in Poland has begun to slow down, but access to satisfactory work continues to be difficult. The aim of the work is to present the problem of unemployment and demographic situation in Poland by analyzing. The research methods that will be used in the article are causal analysis including

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Innowacyjne przeciwdziałania marginalizacji grup mniejszościowych na rynku pracy. Uwagi na temat strategii „dwukierunkowej”

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Chaczko K., Iwińska M.

Labor et Educatio

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2017

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issue 5

229-244

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This paper describes the strategy of counteraction of minority groups marginalization on the labor market. Social policy should solve major social problems, and the minority groups marginalization on the labor market is a major social problem. The first part of this paper describes the features of the two minority groups - Roma in Poland and Orthodox Jews in Israel. The second part of the paper discusses the barriers to the functioning of minority groups in the labor market, and suggests diagram of minority groups marginalization on the labor market. The article ends with conclusions on the actions of social policies in this area.

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Polityka społeczna w Polsce wobec przemian europejskiego modelu społecznego

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Kowalski R.

Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie

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2013

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issue 902

85-106

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The European social model is a vision of society that combines sustainable economic growth with the reduction of economic and social inequalities through income redistribution, ensuring a high level of social security and universal access to basic social services. Some economists argue that the last three decades have witnessed a rapid transition towards a new minimal welfare state, in the wake of the rising importance of services (post-industrialism), globalisation, population ageing, changing family and gender relations. In that perspective, the European social model is more chimera than reality. The author argues that the existing social democratic model of the welfare state is likely to be a response to the challenges social policy currently faces. Furthermore, the social democratic model corresponds well with the assumptions of the European social model. With the transformation of the early 1990s, Poland abandoned its socialist welfare system. Although it is debatable whether current social policy in Poland can be classified according to any of Esping-Andersen’s well-known welfare types, changes in the labour market will be crucial for the size and shape of the Polish welfare state in the future. The sustainability of the generous welfare state ultimately depends on the citizens’ participation in the labour force participation.

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Challenges of Local Senior Policy and Problems of the Elderly During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Face of Deinstitutionalisation of Social Services

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Kubiak M. M.

Polish Political Science Yearbook

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2022

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issue 4(51)

141-162

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The COVID-19 pandemic affected the elderly in a special way. On the one hand, it contributed to the increase in health deficits and those related to social isolation. On the other hand, it also had a significant impact on the level and methods of support provided to seniors. The pandemic situation turned out to be a particular challenge for local governments and non-governmental organisations operating in various areas of senior policy. The general aim of the article was to analyse the state’s initiatives aimed at counteracting the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic addressed to seniors and examples of activities of the local government and the civil sector cooperating with it for the benefit of this group of people. In turn, the specific objective was to identify and understand the greatest difficulties that seniors had during the pandemic and the role played by the non-governmental organisation (both during the pandemic and as an entity of potential support in the future, which was particularly interesting given the European Union promoting services provided in the local environment). In connection with the specific objective, qualitative research was carried out using the in-depth interview method. The interviews were based on scripts that concerned four areas: problems and experiences of the elderly during the pandemic, help and support, communication, health, and well-being.

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