The welfare state in Western Balkan countries: Challenges and options

The analysis of innovation in Western Balkan countries in 2012

The analysis of innovation in Western Balkan countries in 2012 Slobodan Cvetanovic, Danijela Despotović, Igor Mladenović & Dušanka Jovović To cite this article: Slobodan Cvetanovic, Danijela Despotović, Igor Mladenović & Dušanka Jovović (2014) The analysis of innovation in Western Balkan countries in 2012, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 27:1, 830-846, DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2014.97492...

Restructuring the welfare state: reforms in long-term care in Western European countries

The Welfare State and Anti-Poverty Policy in Rich Countries

The Welfare State and Anti-Poverty Policy in Rich Countries This paper is prepared as a chapter for the Handbook of Income Distribution, Volume 2 (edited by A. B. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon, Elsevier-North Holland, forthcoming). Like the other chapters in the volume (and its predecessor), the aim is to provide a comprehensive review of a particular area of research. The aim of this chapter is ...

Medicine Availability and Prescribing Policy for Non-Communicable Diseases in the Western Balkan Countries

Background During the transition processes, the Western Balkan countries were affected by conflicts and transition-related changes. Life expectancy in these countries is lower, while the mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is higher in comparison with western and northern parts of Europe. The primary aim of this study was to analyze the treatment possibilities for the most common NC...

Sickle Cell Disease: Management Options and Challenges in Developing Countries

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder of haemoglobin in sub-Saharan Africa. This commentary focuses on the management options available and the challenges that health care professionals in developing countries face in caring for patients with SCD. In a developing countries like Ghana, new-born screening is now about to be implemented on a national scale. Common and impor...