The models of state social insurance

Abstract

In the member countries of the European Union, there are four basic models of social protection dominant: continental or model Bismarck (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), model Beveridge (Great Britain), Scandinavian (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland) and Southern-European (Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal). This typology is used by researchers of existing models of social protection of the population. However, it should be noted that in most states of the European Union, or even the United States or Canada, it is possible to find features indicating a certain combination of features of the Bismarck and Beveridge models of social protection of the population among themselves.