RETRACTED: Principles of the Ukrainian social welfare system in the context of European integration

• Published date: 01 February 2023
• Author: Karina V. Gnatenko,Natalya M. Vapnyarchuk,Irina A. Vetukhova,Galina O. Yakovleva,Anna S. Sydorenko
• Date: 01 February 2023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2673

ACADEMIC PAPER

Principles of the Ukrainian social welfare system in the context

of European integration

Karina V. Gnatenko

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| Natalya M. Vapnyarchuk

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| Irina A. Vetukhova

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Galina O. Yakovleva

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| Anna S. Sydorenko

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1

Department of Law Science, Volodymyr Dahl

East Ukrainian National University,

Severodonetsk, Ukraine

2

Department of Legal Research Coordination,

National Academy of Legal Sciences of

Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

3

Department of Labor Law, Yaroslav Mudryi

National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

4

Department of Constitutional, Administrative,

Environmental and Labour Law, Poltava Law

Institute of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law

University, Poltava, Ukraine

Correspondence

Karina V. Gnatenko, Department of Law

Science, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian

National University, 93400, 59-аTsentralnyi

Ave., Severodonetsk, Ukraine.

Email: gnatenko5170@kpi.com.de

At the stage of the development of a new social welfare system in Ukraine, it is

important to investigate all possible models and develop recommendations for the

implementation of the most effective ones. The relevance of this paper lies in the

study of the legal framework that operates in Ukraine and the possibilities of its

improvement and consolidation into a more specific regulation. The purpose of the

research was to study the principles of the social welfare system in Ukraine and to

study foreign practices of the social welfare system. Within the framework of this

study, the existing systems and models of social welfare systems in different coun-

tries were analyzed. The study identifies the most positive examples of social welfare

policy for implementation in the current legal framework to improve and enhance the

quality of social services in Ukraine. The analyzed foreign practices helped to identify

the most effective models of social security. It was concluded that with the success-

ful redistribution of funds, the introduction of a system of audit and control of social

assistance financing, as well as being guided by foreign experience, Ukraine will be

able to build a social welfare system that would satisfy all of the existing social needs

of citizens.

KEYWORDS

foreign experience, population, principles, social protection, social reforms

1|INTRODUCTION

Compared to the leading welfare states, Ukraine is just beginning to

develop a legal system about social welfare. The world legal system in

social security very clearly defines the human rights to social welfare,

which is to be ensured by the state. The rights to social security of

every citizen are officially recognized by the international community;

they are considered to be some of the fundamental and crucial rights

for ensuring normal human life (Yaroshenko, 2019a). The right to

social welfare protects a citizen from crisis life situations and provides

them with material assistance from the state. A citizen can receive

welfare benefits in case of loss of livelihoods and due to circum-

stances beyond their control. Such circumstances include unemploy-

ment, the acquisition of the status of a person with a disability by a

person, reaching old age, illness, or loss of primary income earner.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the main interna-

tional document that regulates the human right to social security

(Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948). It was developed and

approved by the UN General Assembly in 1948. This legal act defines

an array of basic rights of every person. These rights are designed to

provide a person with decent living conditions and social welfare that

guarantees a decent standard of living, including food, clothing, cer-

tain living conditions, regular medical examinations, and social services

necessary to ensure and maintain the health and well-being of citizens

and their families. A set of social rights stated in the declaration guar-

antees the citizen support and security from the state in case of dis-

ability, reaching old age, obtaining the status of unemployed, and in

case of illness (Bakashbayev et al., 2020).

Thebasic and most significant shortcoming in the system of state

provision of social welfare is the lack of clear definitions and general

Received: 4 September 2020 Revised: 12 February 2021 Accepted: 5 March 2021

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