出版社：Economic Laboratory for Transition Research Podgorica
摘要：The subject of research are the main areas of social policy in relation
to general government expenditure on social protection. The
article aim to evaluate the volume and structure of general government
expenditure on social protection, accentuating similarities and
differences in EU member states. Research byl proveden for the
period 2007-2016 using the method of cluster analysis and boxplot.
In connection to the goal have been verified three research questions.
RQ1: Are the largest differences in the volume of general
government expenditure on social protection present between Nordic
countries compared to Eastern European countries and Baltic
states? RQ2: Does expenditure on old age account for the most
significant share and on sickness and disability the second most
significant share in the structure of general government expenditure
on social protection? RQ3: Do the differences in the volume and
structure of general government expenditure on social protection in
EU member states depend on the character of welfare states and
the type of social protection? The results confirmed the largest
differences in the volume of general government expenditure on
social protection between Nordic countries compared to Eastern
European and Baltic states (RQ1). The most significant share in the
structure of general government expenditure on social protection is
represented by expenditure on old age and sickness and disability in
the majority of EU countries (RQ2). Research question (RQ3) confirmed
the largest differences in government expenditure on old age
and survivors (two countries of the second cluster, compared to the
countries of the fourth cluster) and in government expenditure on
sickness and disability (countries of the third cluster, compared to
the countries of the fourth cluster). Nevertheless, these differences
between groups of expenditure on social protection failed to confirm
for all EU member states representing the respective welfare state
and social model. Differences between countries expenditure levels
partly reflect diverse levels of wealth, but also diversity in social
protection systems, welfare policy, demographic trends, unemployment
rates and other social, institutional and economic factors.
关键词：general government expenditure;
social protection;
structure of expenditure on social
protection;
EU member states
