It is pointed in the article that a significant and relevant direction of new social sciences in the body of the problems of research into welfare states (in general) and in Central and Eastern European countries in ...

The essence of the “Swedish socialism” created in the 20th century lies in “democratic functional socialism”. During the last 30 years, even after having refused part of its elements, it remains the foundation of the ...

The article seeks to cover modern issues of the notion of the welfare state and to review its measurement methods. Although the authors emphasize the importance of the historical development of the welfare state and the ...

There is presented and shortly evaluated in the article the basic development of public administration in Central and Eastern European countries by indicating the most important stages of modernization in the light of ...

The article deals with efficiency and costs diminishing problems of social services organisation and provision in Lithuanian municipalities. The author‘s analysis of social services economic levers is based on many authors ...

In the article, the activities of presidents in the creation of welfare states are analysed. The main factors behind successful effectiveness in the creation of the welfare state are: public opinion to- wards the president, ...

The aim of this article is to identify and analyse welfare state models and their features in East and Southeast Asia. With this in mind, the article examines welfare state models in East and Southeast Asia and their ...