The coordination of the various social security systems of the EU Member States is one of the most important achievements of European integration. This regime became a model for the whole world. Nevertheless, it has some shortcomings which are analysed in this book. Bent Greve (Roskilde)...

Social protection systems are often still designed for the archetypical full-time dependent employee. Work patterns deviating from this model – be it self-employment or online "gig work" – can lead to gaps in social protection coverage. Globalisation and digitalisation are likely to...

Im Prozeß der europäischen Einigung wächst der Bedarf an Informationen über die institutionelle Gestaltung von gesellschaftlichen Teilsystemen. Dieser Band stellt die Gesundheitssysteme von fünf westeuropäischen Ländern nach einheitlichen Kategorien dar und arbeitet strukturelle...