SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe

This article is an assessment of the transition from the current Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) system to a funded pension scheme in Georgia. The project evaluates the nature of the threats to the current system and also discusses the reform planned by the...

This article contains proposals for improving the process of the social dialogue in the Republic of Serbia, especially in the areas of collective bargaining and determining the level of representativeness of the social partners (trade unions and...

Youth is a significant period of human life during which young people formulate their aspirations and life goals, seek and find their own roles and responsibilities in society and move towards economic independence. Youth is thus a period of social...

The result of the global financial crisis and the Eurozone crisis has been low levels of economic development in the western Balkans. This article makes a comparative analysis of migration and migrant remittance inflows related to Albania and Kosovo...

Starting from theoretical insights, this article discusses the forms and incidence of non-standard work in Croatia since the outbreak of the economic crisis. According to the definition of non-standard work, all employment contracts which are not...

Turkey’s export-oriented economy was primarily dependent on low wages and imported capital goods until recently. In the last few years, the result of the competitive pressure of giant manufacturing countries like China and India was that...

In the past 25 years, the Albanian economy has undergone a significant transformation. However, the task of building a full market economy has been difficult and protracted. Liberalisation of trade and prices came quickly, but institutional reforms...

The public health sector is affected by various factors that contribute to or inhibit its effectiveness. Successful public policy in health care must address such challenges as employment, income, facilities and equipment, as well as medical staff...

The aim of this article is to show the strong economic dependence of Eurasian countries on Russia. The process of economic union is one last step in a deep relationship between these countries and Russia, and represents a driving force of this...

In the last decade of the 20th century, the problems of poverty and social exclusion became topical on a European scale. Bearing in mind Serbia’s European perspective, social policy has been gaining in significance. Serbia is a transition country...

Research and development (R&D) represents a crucial input to the innovation process, while R&D expenditure significantly determines the innovation capacity of a given country. The issue of the sub-optimal allocation of resources to R&D has been...

Roma are, all over the world, a particularly segregated and unhealthy minority group. The causes of poor health among Roma people will be analysed to find out if such causes are ethnically-related or, rather, socially-determined. A comparison...

During the past two decades the unemployment rate in Macedonia has constantly remained above 30 per cent. In addition, long-term unemployment has significantly contributed to an erosion of the skills and motivation of unemployed workers. Significant...

This article aims to illustrate and discuss some of the contemporary problems and perspectives of the Bulgarian hospital care system. By taking this into consideration, the article concentrates on several important dimensions of the problem, based...

The main objective of companies’ human resources policies in a competitive business environment becomes the reduction of risks in recruitment and selection processes at all hierarchical levels. Failure to recruit employees with appropriate...

This article reviews the operation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The ICTY was set up in 1993 and was due to have wound up all its operations by 2010; nevertheless, as is clear, it continues to function. The author...

A democratic society and economic prosperity are the acclaimed results of the transition from a socialist order to a liberal democracy and social market economy. However, these promises - advocated by the financial institutions, the EU and...

This study explores the leadership specifics of managers in a transition country. Based on leadership theory and the specificity of the business services sector in Bulgaria, we explore three hypotheses, plus a further question, as to whether there...

This article focuses on the possibilities of citizens establishing a better life for themselves in the 21st century, taking as our locale the countries of Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey. We look in particular at the issues of sustainable...

This article focuses on survey data and qualitative evidence from a sample of Al- banian manufacturing firms to examine the scale and consequences of corruption and tax evasion at enterprise level, discussing costs and benefits from an en-...

This article evaluates the impact of the global economic crisis on the western Balkans. The article also discusses the factors that have contributed to recent changes, including on how countries from the region have integrated their markets with...