WELFARE STATE IDEOLOGIES AND LONG-TERM CARE REGIMES: CHALLENGES OF WORKING AGE CARERS WITH DEPENDENT RELATIVES IN MACEDONIA

The aim of the paper is twofold: to analyse to what extent the concept of “reconciliation between professional and private life” fits into the tradition and scope of the long-term care (LTC) regimes in Europe, as well as to provide insight into the challenges of working age carers in Macedonia. The initial hypothesis of the paper is to identify whether the lack of support towards carers in some...