These comparative tables of social protection systems summarise the situation of the legislation on 1 July 2000 in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine as well as Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
The aim is to provide concise, up-to-date and factual information, which is objective and comparable, valuable both for those concerned with social policy and as a tool for academic research.
This book is an essential complement to the comparative tables of social protection systems in the European Union member states.