Social Change and Welfare State Developments in CEE and Russia

Alfio Cerami ()

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Abstract: This paper provides a brief description of the main systemic problems (strukturprobleme) of post-communist capitalism(s), as well as exploring the main changes occurring in the social structure and the subsequent new social risks and welfare state responses emerging. It shows that post communist societies are characterized by more intense strukturprobleme, which are resulting in the materialization of broader social risks types and groups. As a consequence of a difficult and still uncompleted process of recalibration (functional, distributive, normative and institutional), the welfare states in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Russian Federation are called to face a double burden of responsibilities: they must ensure protection against old and new social risks for a larger proportion of citizens than those in the West, while, simultaneously, dealing with the most serious social, economic and political challenges stemming from the transition.

Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe; social policy; welfare state; welfare regime; transition economies; Russian Federation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P30 D31 O10 N30 P51 D61 J18 P26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2007
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