THE WELFARE STATE IN EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE – THE CASE OF ROMANIA

Abstract

After the collapse of communism, Eastern and Southeastern European counties have experienced significant changes, especially in terms of transition to market economy was achieved through efforts of liberalization and elimination of all forms of national control. As a consequence, some of the social welfare states in the region, still anchored to the old forms of organization, faced serious difficulty to accommodate the challenges that have resulted from the economic liberalization.

Keywords

• social welfare
• welfare state
• social policy