Social insurance reform in Czechoslovakia; background and plans.

*Office of M i l i t a r y Government for Germany ( U . S.), Manpower Div is ion , Soc ia l Insurance Branch . DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS for a unified, Nation-wide program of social insur ance for Czechoslovakia and adoption of a 2-year plan for the rehabi l i tat ion of its nat ional economy appear to pave the way for eventual long-range solution of the present difficulties besetting the social insurance program i n t h a t country. Ful f i l lment of the program is not i n early prospect because of deep-rooted differences i n the laws, customs, and economic a c t i v i ties of the two ethnic branches which make up this Nat ion and because of the present unsettled condition of the country's postwar economy, but at least a basis has been established for future action. For an adequate u n derstanding of the present difficulties, a short review of the country's history is necessary.