Lithuania

Gruževskis, Boguslavas; Kanopienė, Vida

doi:10.4324/9781315657400-7

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“…The cut in spending in Lithuania was undoubtedly related to the government’s implementation of austerity policies that cancelled nearly all universal family benefits, and introduced cuts in pensions and unemployment benefits (Lazutka et al, 2012; Aidukaite, 2014). In 2009 and 2010, average old age pensions were cut by 8%; the maximum unemployment insurance benefits were cut by 38% while their eligibility criteria were tightened; civil servants experienced salary cuts from 4% to 12% (Gruzevskis and Blaziene, 2013: 13). Similarly, child cash benefits were not only subjected to additional income testing but they were also significantly cut both in terms of the eligibility duration and generosity.…”

Section: Socio-economic Development In the Post-eu Accession In Lithumentioning

confidence: 99%

The cost of becoming a neo-liberal welfare state: A cautionary case of Lithuania

Atas

2018

Critical Social Policy

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This article reveals the extent to which western-driven neo-liberal policies have influenced and shaped the current state of the national welfare policies, and consequent socioeconomic conditions, in Lithuania. It looks at different stages of welfare state development following the independence of Lithuania before providing an overview of the current national institutional settings and policies. First, it discusses policy reforms that occurred during the transformation from planned to market economy. This part deliberates ideological changes characteristic to that period along with socioeconomic impacts of the transformation. Then, it evaluates the more recent welfare state developments that began after Lithuania's accession to the European Union (EU). The article concludes with an assessment of the key features of contemporary welfare policies and their wider socioeconomic outcomes.

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Section: Socio-economic Development In the Post-eu Accession In Lithumentioning

confidence: 99%

The cost of becoming a neo-liberal welfare state: A cautionary case of Lithuania

Atas

2018

Critical Social Policy

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“…Gruzevskis and Kanopiene (2017) argue, that despite these initiatives and the long history of women's active participation in the labor market, patriarchal attitudes and existing gender stereotypes are still strong in the country and influence social and economic relationships thus contributing to the perpetuation of sex discrimination. The emphasis was on contributing the same levels of production and emancipation through work rather than achieving true gender equality.…”

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Gender inequality in an “Equal” environment

Caven

Astor

Urbanavičienė

2021

Gender Work & Organization

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Lithuania, as a part of the former Soviet Union, has a long‐standing history of perceived equality for women in the workplace. Women played an equal role in economic production as it was a constitutional expectation that all citizens had both a right and an obligation to work. Consequently, at the time of independence in 1990 the levels of participation of women in the workplace including at managerial and professional levels were much higher than other western European countries. In architecture, women achieved parity in terms of numbers, but this equality did not transfer into all aspects of economic activity. Drawing on qualitative survey and interview data from 31 Lithuanian women architects, our findings show, despite the historical emphasis on equality, the existence of a “critical mass” of women in the profession and the adoption of EU gender equality policy, the position of women remains poor with clear evidence of sex discrimination, harassment, and lack of opportunities for career advancement.

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“…At the time, labour market institutions were wholly underfunded and could not accommodate the transition (Cazes and Nešporová, 2003). Only 20–30% of the registered unemployed in Lithuania received unemployment benefits, and active labour market policies during the period from 1991 to 1998 were virtually absent (Gruževskis and Beleckienė, 1999).…”

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Adaptation Trajectories of Dismissed Workers: A Critical Case Study of the Lithuanian Radio-Electronics Sector

Martinaitis

Sadauskaitė²,

Barzotto

2021

Work, Employment and Society

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This article explores why some dismissed workers adapt successfully to the changing structure of an economy, while others remain trapped in low-quality jobs and experience deskilling. The associated case study relies on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 50 former employees of four bankrupt radio-electronics factories in Lithuania. It is found that workers with ‘inherited’ skills that are deep and technical are able to enter high-quality jobs when new firms emerge, recombining the physical, financial and human assets of destitute factories for new productive uses. However, if such economic opportunities are scarce, workers with inherited broad skill sets are relatively more successful in transitioning to services from manufacturing. Further, in line with the literature of the sociology of work, women and older workers are found to face more acute challenges in adapting to the economic shock associated with dismissal.

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Lithuania

Cited by 4 publications

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The cost of becoming a neo-liberal welfare state: A cautionary case of Lithuania

The cost of becoming a neo-liberal welfare state: A cautionary case of Lithuania

Gender inequality in an “Equal” environment

Adaptation Trajectories of Dismissed Workers: A Critical Case Study of the Lithuanian Radio-Electronics Sector

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