social policy and proposed a technique for assessing its efficiency on the basis of a comparative analysis of the dynamics of … efficiency of social policy is determined using a system of indicators combined into eight areas of economic and social policy … and recommendations are drawn to improve this technique further. The research on Latvia’s efficiency of social policy …

efficiency and the size/generosity of the welfare state. One way to contribute to this debate is to compare the performance of … economic growth and efficiency, avoids work disincentives, and targets welfare benefits only to those in greatest need. The … priority. This result supports the view that there is no necessary trade-off between economic efficiency and a generous welfare …