Abstract

Das System der Sozialen Sicherung in Tschechien folgte zuerst dem deutschen Bismarck-Modell, ehe es im Sinne des zentral planenden Staatssozialismus institutionell umgestaltet wurde. Im Gefolge der Einführung der Marktwirtschaft “ohne Adjektive“ wurde ab 1989 das System der Sozialen Sicherung erst 1993 reformiert. Jedoch blieb trotz einer Dezentralisierung erstaunlicherweise eine enge institutionelle Anbindung an den Staat und an das Staatsbudget erhalten. Da Tschechien aber eine der niedrigsten Geburtenraten der Welt aufweist, wird eine baldige erneute Reform unabwendbar sein.

The Social Security System in the Czech Republic – Peculiarities and Problems of the Pension Scheme

The system of social security in the Czech Republic has its roots in the German Bismarckian system.At the start of the communist era, the social security system was overhauled and was incorporated in its entirety into the centrally planned socialist economy. Since 1989, Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic have pursued policies to liberalise markets.The system of social security was reformed and, in some respects, decentralised in 1993.However, in comparison to other countries, the Czech system maintained, somewhat surprisingly, strong ties to the state budget. One of the most important current problems of the pension scheme in the Czech Republic is a very low rate of births and a diminution in the size of the Czech population. Therefore, another reform seems to be inevitable in the near future.