Con tents INTRODUCTION 2 1. SOCIAL PROTECTION IN ROMANIA AT A GLANCE AND MAJOR CHANGES OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS 3 2. BENEFIT ADEQUACY, COVERAGE AND POVERTY-REDUCTION EFFECTIVENESS 6 3. MEANS-TESTED INCOME SUPPORT BENEFITS: GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME AND FAMILY ALLOWANCE FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN 10 4. SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE UNEMPLOYED 13 5. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF OTHER DOMAINS OF THE WELFARE STATE 15 6. MACRO-ECONOMIC RELEVANCE OF INCLUSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION SCHEMES – Case study 16 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1 9 1