Social Assistance Models in the European Union

Gheorghe Matei and Nicolae Tudose
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Gheorghe Matei: University of Craiova Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Nicolae Tudose: University of Craiova Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Finante - provocarile viitorului (Finance - Challenges of the Future), 2015, vol. 1, issue 17, 25-37

Abstract: Although, in general in terms, the main focus of social protection is social insurance, the globalization challenges and the wide, macro and micro level spread of all major economic, both positive or negative trends, highlight the vital importance of social assistance as the means to address material deprivation and an instrument to promote social inclusion. While social security acts as a pillar of public welfare, social assistance is the way through which citizens are being provideed with support beyond the boundary of social insurance.

Keywords: social policy; welfare; social aid; social assistance models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I3 I30 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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