Overview
- Provides the first comprehensive historical overview of the development of the social insurance system in Cyprus
- Pertinent and timely as European social systems and their integration are currently being discussed at an international level
- Reviews an impressive variety of sources, from first-hand sources that date to the beginning of the past century, to contemporary scholarly literature
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This book explores and analyses the evolution of social insurance in Cyprus from 1878, beginning with the arrival of the British after 300 years of Ottoman occupation.
Neocleous follows the struggles of the labour movement which raised the issue of social insurance and initiated the campaign for its introduction in Cyprus. The book also evaluates the social conditions of the general population, with particular emphasis on older people, including a detailed study and analysis of their role and the movement for improved pensions.
Taking into account historical sources, sociological theory, and anthropological concepts, this discourse is embedded within a rich historical framework, as well as an integration of the most contemporary scholarship in the field.
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Book Title: Social Insurance and Older People in Cyprus
Book Subtitle: 1878–2004
Authors: Gregory Neocleous
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02946-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-02945-6Published: 29 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-02946-3Published: 12 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 257
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Care, Politics of the Welfare State, Political Sociology, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging