The Swedish social security reforms of 2008 as regards the national sickness insurance system – and some reflections from an EU-law and flexicurity point of view

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Abstract

A description of the major reform of the Swedish sickness benefit reform of 2008 and its effects and an analysis of the legal and societal problems it entailed. The major part of the reform being to transfer persons from the sickness insurance social security system to the unemployment insurance system.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLabour law: fundamental rights and social Europe. Swedish studies in European law
EditorsRönnmar Mia
PublisherHart Publishing Ltd
Pages199-226
Volume4
ISBN (Print)9781849462105
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Publication series

Name
Volume4

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Law

Free keywords

  • sickness
  • unemployment
  • EU-rätt
  • EU law
  • socialrätt
  • social welfare law

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