Publications

2018

Decentralization of social services in Kosovo: policy challenges and recommendations

Decentralization of social services in Kosovo: challenges and recommendations

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Legal and fiscal context as well as the capacities of social service providers in Kosovo

This report is a situation analysis of the decentralization of social services in Kosovo, which started in 2009 with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between ministries and the individual municipalities.

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Hartz IV: A model for Austria?

Policy brief

In this policy brief we investigate the (hypothetical) implementation of the Hartz IV reform in Austria. We present two scenarios and their impact on expenditure and poverty.

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Cultures of care in aging

Books & contributions to books

This book shows the relation between care-dependent and caregiver(s), the impacts on the family and the larger social context, as well as socio-cultural and political aspects underlying the growing need for and the practice of formal and informal care.

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