The state of welfare human rights and the duties of government in post communist countries (original) (raw)

The " state of welfare " , human rights and the duties of government in post-communist countries – the case of Albania. Abstract The paper " The State of welfare, human rights and the duties of government in post-communist countries-the case of Albania " , addresses the way in which the government should exercise its power to ensure that citizens have equal access to social welfare services, enjoying their rights. The role of government in post-communist countries has attracted the researchers' attention since the beginning of transformation, from centrally planned to market economy. The cases of transition reforms in Central and Eastern European countries, including Albania have shown that the rapid process from the centralized to a liberal model cannot be realized without a strong and courageous intervention of the government. Albania, like other Central and Eastern European countries experienced the past socialist system, which failed. The failure of the socialist system was the failure of the state: in political, economic and social terms. From a political point of view, it was a failure because the political power of the government was based on the oppression of human rights, dictatorship and authority. As far as economic policies are concerned, all data demonstrate the collapse of socialism, because the system was based on inefficiency, which eroded growth. Regardless the principles of communist regimes adopted in Central and eastern European countries' Constitutions, the Central and Eastern European countries