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D: Coping with
the social impacts of recession and demographic
change
The burden and cost of social provision have
increased markedly in the short term as a
consequence of the recession, but will also
continue to rise in the long term because of
demographic trends in Europe. The fiscal
aftermath of the financial crisis will limit the
ability of the State (central or local) to
shoulder extra burdens, and increasing co
operation with other actors will be imperative.
The division of responsibility between national
and local government for social assistance and
care varies enormously between European
countries. What is the added value of local
government participation? Do local knowledge and
preferences enhance effectiveness and resources
or distort equity? Are divisions of
responsibility (including those between tiers of
local government) biased towards more expensive
solutions to individual needs? Both commercial
and social enterprises are expanding rapidly
their social sector roles. Are their activities
sufficiently incorporated into an overall
regulatory and financial framework? Family care
remains the bedrock in most communities - how
far and how well does local government support
rather than supplant it? Overall, how can this
mixed economy of social provision be made to
work more efficiently and equitably?
Presentations
and accompanying papers
Social Impacts of Recession and Demographic
Change
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Issues and questions - by Laurie Joshua, Social
Policy and Public Financial Management
Consultant
- Draft Report: From Financial Crises to Fiscal
Consolidation in Emerging and Advanced European
Economies
Financial Crises and Fiscal Consolidation: The
Challenges for Sustainable Social Expenditures
in the Context of Demographic Change
- Presentation by Laurie Joshua, Social Policy
and Public Financial Management Consultant
-Accompanying text
Social Impact of the Recession in Hungary
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Presentation by Zsolt Bugarszki, Lecturer, ELTE
University of Science, Faculty of Social
Sciences, Budapest
The Bubble of Poor Governance: Coping with
Social Impacts of Recession and Demographic
Change in Ukraine
- Presentation by
Kateryna Maynzuk, Development Director, FISCO,
Ukraine
The Economic Crisis, Its Human Development
Consequences, and the Policy Response in the
Region
- Presentation by
Mihail Peleah, Human Development Programme and
Research Officer at Poverty Practice of UNDP
Bratislava Regional Centre
The role of local government in long-term care
delivery and financing in Poland
- Presentation by Barbara Więckowska, Social
Insurance Department, Warsaw School of Economics
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