MPV_ESZS Economics of Social Security and Social Services

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Timetable
Fri 7:40–8:25 P106
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_ESZS/01: Fri 8:30–10:05 P106, M. Wildmannová
Prerequisites
(! PVESZS Economy of Social Security and )&&( BPV_ZASP Fundamentals of Social Policy || PVZASP Fundamentals of Social Policy )
The prerequisites for this subject include passing the following courses: Fundamentals of Social Policy, Public Sector Economy, Social policy.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students have previous knowledge of social security from a number of subjects during Stages One and Two of their study. This course develops further the gained knowledge and presents a deeper insight into this important socio-economic system by the means of: concrete analysis of individual elements of social security, offering variants of possible solutions, their premises and consequences, comparing different social security systems from the historical and international point of view, analyzing the present state of transformation in the field of social security, and possible future development in the Czech Republic. The emphasis is put on the institutional and legal provisions, current issues, financial instruments and also on the present concept of organizing social services.
Syllabus
  • 1. funding, macroeconomic background;
  • 2. history of social security systems;
  • 3. security system for the elderly;
  • 4. health security system and security system for handicapped people;
  • 5. family system;
  • 6. unemployment, migration policy;
  • 7. poverty;
  • 8. social services;
  • 9. management of national systems, social policy
Literature
  • TOMEŠ, Igor. Sociální politika :teorie a mezinárodní zkušenost. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Sociopress, 2001, 262 s. ISBN 80-86484-00-9. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš. Česká sociální politika na prahu 21. století. Efektivnost, selhávání, legitimita (Czech Social Policy on the Eve of 21th Century: Effectiveness, Failures, Legitimacy). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 236 pp. Spisy Fakulty sociálních studií, sv. 3. ISBN 80-210-2307-4. info
  • BRDEK, Miroslav and Hana JÍROVÁ. Sociální politika v zemích EU a ČR. Vyd. 1. Praha: Codex Bohemia, 1998, 391 s. ISBN 80-85963-71-X. info
  • Sociální zabezpečení : (vybrané texty). Edited by Tomáš Sirovátka. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 187 s. ISBN 802101671X. info
  • VOSTATEK, Jaroslav. Sociální zabezpečení : teorie a politika. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1995, 98 s. ISBN 8070797258. info
Assessment methods
The exam involves a midterm exam (basic knowledge) and a final oral exam.
Course requirements include the presentation of a chosen topic in class and writing up a seminar paper.
If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVESZS.Zapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali BPV_ZASP.
Information on course enrolment limitations: max. 20 cizích studentů; cvičení pouze pro studenty ESF
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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