ABSTRACT:
The book, which is available on-line, evaluates the performance of the EU accession countries in the field of social security; disabled people and social inclusion; youth, family and generation policy matters, health policy and veterinary policies. The overall positive evaluation of the maturity of the accession countries in those fields is also supported by a quantitative analysis of 45 indicators of social development; the performance ranges from 107 % of the EU standard (Slovakia) to 78.12 % (Estonia)(a short summary also appeared in Focus Europa. Journal zur Erweiterung der EU, Institut für den Donauraum, Wien: http://www.idm.at/publikationen/Focus/focus0202d.pdf)
