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Senior Policy in Hungary, Poland and Russia

Senior Policy in Hungary, Poland and Russia

Bogusława Urbaniak, Yaroslava Evseeva, Laszlo Patyan

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The monograph considers the notion and scope of senior policy vis-a-vis similar policies, such as social policy on ageing, social policy on old age, and social policy on the elderly. Although retirement policy is unrelated to senior policy, it is also covered in the monograph because of its influence on the financial situation and well-being of the elderly and older adults. A brief review of the demographic situation and main population trends in EU-28 countries is followed by a presentation of senior policies in Hungary, Poland and Russia, and the impact of their retirement policies on the economic situation of older people.

Introduction – Bogusława Urbaniak           9

  1. The European Union is going grey – main trends – Bogusława Urbaniak      13

References              16

  1. Senior policy – what are we talking about? A terminological analysis – Bogusława Urbaniak     19

References              23

  1. Senior policies in Hungary – László Patyán    25

3.1. Preface            25

3.2. International guidelines for ageing policies              26

3.2.1. Ageing in place            26

3.2.2. The age-friendly environment             27

3.2.3. Active ageing policies               29

3.2.4. Care policies and the main directions of care-related policies           30

3.2.5. Pension policy              32

3.3. The major demographic characteristics of Hungary            33

    1. Policies supporting the ageing process and older adults in Hungary   38
      1. Policy planning levels: state and municipality         38
      2. The success and failures of decentralisation            39

3.4.3. New paternalism         40

3.5. Active ageing policies in Hungary   42

3.5.1. Change of situation 42

3.5.2. National Senior Strategy        43

3.5.3. European Year 2012 43

3.5.4. The age-friendly environment             44

3.6. Current strategies and processes 45

3.6.1. Employment of the older people        45

      1. Promoting the social participation of older people: the Elderly Council and Senior Citizen Rapporteur program 47

3.6.3. Care policy     48

3.7. The senior policy of municipalities               49

3.8. Conclusions            51

References              52

  1. Senior policy in Poland – Bogusława Urbaniak          59

4.1. Senior policy in Poland – an outline          59

4.2. Between the central and local government’s activities     66

4.3. The Human Rights Defender’s activities on behalf of older people            68

4.4. The government’s policy toward older people in the labour market            70

4.5. Retirement policy    74

4.6. Old-age and disability pensions in Poland in 2019           79

4.7. Senior policy in the city and voivodeship of Łódź   82

4.8. Conclusions                89

References              89

  1. Senior policy: Russia and Moscow – Yaroslava Evseeva         95

5.1. Demography            95

5.2. Social services and social care      97

5.3. The pension system               104

5.4. Labour policy              111

5.5. Educational and cultural policy      117

5.6. Conclusions       123

References              126

Conclusions – Bogusława Urbaniak             131

About the Authors   135

  • Title: Senior Policy in Hungary, Poland and Russia
  • Author: Bogusława Urbaniak, Yaroslava Evseeva, Laszlo Patyan
  • ISBN: 978-83-814-2871-2, 9788381428712
  • Date of issue: 2020-04-14
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_1l39
  • Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego