Kierunki zmian w instytucjonalnej opiece nad dziećmi do lat 3 w świetle oczekiwań rodzin – studium przypadku

New solutions in the field of childcare under the age of 3 were introduced in Poland in 2011. This article, based on a survey conducted among Wroclaw families, provides arguments for the thesis that actual implementation of these new solutions is by far insufficient. An analysis of the instruments showed that nurseries are the most popular and recognizable ones – in contrast to other quite unpopular services, such as children’s clubs, daily caregivers and nannies employed on a contractual basis. The results of the research presented in this article, indicate the existence of constraints on both the supply side, including issues related to financial, legal and organizational aspects, as well as on the demand side. The new solutions introduced in 2011 seem not to fully meet the expectations of families

Assessment of Economic Security of Households Based on a Scenario Analysis

The article proposes a method to assess the level of economic security, based on the analysis of scenarios of future events. These scenarios cover realistically possible combinations of future events, both positive and negative, allowing for an assessment of their financial implications. The empirical part of the paper contains the results of applying the proposed method to the Polish data. In the scenarios considered, changes in the situation of individuals in the labour market and changes in the level of income and expenditure are taken into account

Assessment of economic security of households based on a scenario analysis

The article proposes a method to assess the level of economic security, based on the analysis of scenarios of future events. These scenarios cover realistically possible combinations of future events, both positive and negative, allowing for an assessment of their financial implications. The empirical part of the paper contains the results of applying the proposed method to the Polish data. In the scenarios considered, changes in the situation of individuals in the labour market and changes in the level of income and expenditure are taken into account

The allocation of seats in the European Parliament and the principle of degressive proportionality

One of the key issues in the process of preparing for an election to the European Parliament is to determine the number of seats for each country. The Treaty of Lisbon, signed by Member States of the European Union, has obliged the European Parliament to establish rules guaranteeing that the distribution of seats should be done according to, inter alia, the principle of degressive proportionality. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the principle of degressive proportionality is actually implemented, and to propose a compromise – a mathematical solution, guaranteeing that the distribution of seats is consistent with the requirements of the Lisbon Treaty