1 ECONOMIC GROWTH VERSUS DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURES IN EUROPE Marju Medar Associate Professor of Social Work, marju.medar@ut.ee Kandela Õun Lecturer of Statistics, kandela.oun@ut.ee Merle Looring Lecturer of Environmental Management, merle.looring@ut.ee Work Adress: Pärnu College of the University of Tartu, Ringi 35, Pärnu, Estonia, 80011 Artikli eesmärgiks on pakkuda välja metoodika heaoluriikide kontseptuaalse raamistiku ning riikide majanduse struktuuri, rahaliste ja sotsiaalsete reformide analüüsimiseks. Metoodika töötatakse välja baseerudes Eurostat`i ja Euroopa Sotsiaaluuringu andmebaasidest kättesaadavatele andmetele järgmiste alateemade kaupa. Kokkuvõte : Summary : The article describes a methodology for analysing a conceptual framework of welfare states including economic structures and financial and social reforms of the states. Methodology is formulated on the basis of Eurostat database which is comparable to all European countries. Key words: social welfare regimes, economic and structural reforms. halshs-00665707, version 1 - 26 Jul 2012 Author manuscript, published in "international Conference "Sustainable economics within the new culture of development", Liège 2011, Liège : Belgium (2011)"