VSFS:N_STP Social Theory and Policy - Course Information

N_STP Social Theory and Policy

Extent and Intensity

3/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Ing. Jaroslav Vostatek, CSc. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. Ing. Jaroslav Vostatek, CSc.
Faculty of Law and Administration – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Olga Soušková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

N_STP/pVMO: Mon 9:30–10:15 M27, Mon 10:30–11:14 M27, Mon 11:15–12:00 M27, J. Vostatek
N_STP/vVPH: Fri 6. 10. 17:30–19:00 S13, Sat 21. 10. 9:45–11:15 S13, 11:30–13:00 S13, Fri 3. 11. 17:30–19:00 S13, Fri 24. 11. 14:00–15:30 S13, 15:45–17:15 S13, J. Vostatek

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

Our student knows and is able to explain the social theory and policy in our country and in the world, in the broad context of public economics and public policies. Our student learns the concepts of all important social insurance and social security benefits, the social security privatization options, as well as the social security financing and the interlinks of the taxation and these public expenditures.

Syllabus

• Concepts of social theory and policy. Methods of private and social security
• Social models. Taxation as an instrument of social policy
• Construction of social security benefits. Social spending, social minimums. Theory and practice of the negative income tax
• Pension models, systems and pillars. Civil service systems
• Conservative and liberal pension models and systems
• Pension reforms in selected countries, role of the World Bank
• Social-democratic pension model, pension reforms in the post-communist countries
• Illnesses, accidents, disability, long-term care (teory and policy)
• Health care models and systems. U.S. health care system, Obama´s reform.
• Health care reforms in selected countries.
• Theory and policy of the security of families with children and childcare and education.
• Financing of social housing systems. Theory a policy of the employment, unemployment security.

Literature

required literature
• VOSTATEK, J.: Penzijní teorie a politika. Praha, C. H. Beck, 2016
• Vostatek, J.: Politická ekonomie financování zdravotní péče. Politická ekonomie 2013, roč. 61, č. 6
• Vostatek, J.: Koncepce rodinných přídavků a veřejná správa. FÓRUM sociální politiky 2016, č. 4
• Vostatek, J. Sociální modely financování dlouhodobé péče. Praha: VŠFS, CESTA, Working Paper 1/2015.
• Vostatek, J.: Zdanění příjmů a pojistné. Bulletin Komory daňových poradců 2014, č. 4, s. 36-41.
• MORAVCOVÁ, S.: Odškodňování pracovních úrazů a nemocí z povolání... Zklamání na všech frontách. Pojistný obzor 2016, č. 3
• Vostatek, J.: Český penzijní systém a návrhy na jeho reformu pro ČSSD a KDU-ČSL. Working Paper VŠFS, č. 1/2017. http://www.vsfs.cz/?id=1013&z=823

recommended literature
• Krebs, V. a kol.: Sociální politika. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015
• SPICKER, P.: Social Policy. Themes and approaches. Bristol: The Policy Press, 2008.
• • Vostatek, J.: Otto von Bismarck a sociální modely. In: Loužek, M. (ed.): Otto von Bismarck. 200 let od narození. Praha: Institut Václava Klause, s. 35-58.

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study.

Assessment methods

The course is completed with a writren test and verbal exam. Answer of 3 of the 5 drawn questions correctly is required to pass the written test (from potential more than 100 questions.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.

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