Welfare in the Empire of Barrayar includes several very differentiated social protection systems whose aim is to protect people against the financial consequences of social risks (illness, maternity, old age, unemployment)., due to the fact that there are several social and economic models. While on Sergyar and on the Southern Continent of Barrayar, as well as in the vast majority of the Northern Districts, there is a complex and near-universal social protection complex, in some of the Northern Districts and on Komarr the welfare State is quite reduced. However, even where the public intervention is fairly reduced, there are several protection system privately funding: charities, union funds, for-profit insurances and company welfare systems. Social welfare refers to all the mechanisms of
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| - Welfare in the Empire of Barrayar includes several very differentiated social protection systems whose aim is to protect people against the financial consequences of social risks (illness, maternity, old age, unemployment)., due to the fact that there are several social and economic models. While on Sergyar and on the Southern Continent of Barrayar, as well as in the vast majority of the Northern Districts, there is a complex and near-universal social protection complex, in some of the Northern Districts and on Komarr the welfare State is quite reduced. However, even where the public intervention is fairly reduced, there are several protection system privately funding: charities, union funds, for-profit insurances and company welfare systems. Social welfare refers to all the mechanisms of
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| - Welfare in the Empire of Barrayar includes several very differentiated social protection systems whose aim is to protect people against the financial consequences of social risks (illness, maternity, old age, unemployment)., due to the fact that there are several social and economic models. While on Sergyar and on the Southern Continent of Barrayar, as well as in the vast majority of the Northern Districts, there is a complex and near-universal social protection complex, in some of the Northern Districts and on Komarr the welfare State is quite reduced. However, even where the public intervention is fairly reduced, there are several protection system privately funding: charities, union funds, for-profit insurances and company welfare systems. Social welfare refers to all the mechanisms of collective foresight, enabling individuals to cope with the material consequences of "social risks". These are situations that could jeopardize the economic security of the individual or his family, causing a decline in its resources or increase its expenditure. In the Empire of Barrayar, the welfare system make up for about 25% of GDP. Despite the autonomy margins of the Northern Districts and of the Viceroyalties, the overall supervision and direct management is entrusted to the
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