Problemi, mogućnosti i ograničenja postojanja minimalne plaće u Hrvatskoj

Minimalna je plaća ponovno postala središnjim predmetom političkih rasprava, kako pokazuju prihvaćanje statutarne minimalne plaće u Austriji, Irskoj i Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu te mnogobrojni oprečni argumenti u Njemačkoj i Švedsko

THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL TRANSFERS IN REDUCING POVERTY IN CROATIA

The current social protection system in Croatia is a mix of old and new programs that are continuously being reformed in response to changing social needs and opportunities to provide social transfers or services more efficiently. In the paper after introduction remarks, theoretical framework on social transfers is provided. Economic growth and poverty indicators are explained in Section 2, while Section 3 is dedicated to the trend of total social costs in Croatia. International comparisons and analysis of social transfer efficiency in Croatia are given in Section 4. Section 5 is devoted to conclusion and recommendations with priority of better adjustment of social transfers towards most vulnerable groups

Book review "Pensions for 21st century"

The pension system in modern society has several functions, the main ones being equal distribution of income of individuals and families throughout their lifetime, encouragement of individual and national savings, and the alleviation of poverty during old age and work inactivity. One of the most important goals of pension insurance is to maintain income of the elderly, and it seems that the programme has been quite successful in this regard. While the elderly were more often likely to belong to the relatively poor, today’s indicators point to quite positive effects, that is, to a significant reduction in the poverty of the elderly

Informality, Labour Mobility and Precariousness: Supplementing the State for the Invisible and the Vulnerable

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Metagovernance for Sustainability: A Framework for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals / Louis Muelman. London: Routledge, 2019, pp. 304.

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Book review: Practices, Institutions and Networks / Jeremy Morris and Abel Polese (eds.)

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