Overview
This study of social investment policies over the life course provides a comprehensive account of these policies in the recent transformation of welfare states, examining both public and private social investments. Social investment policies have enjoyed prominence during recent welfare reforms across the OECD world, and yet there is insufficient long-term strategy for their success. Reviewing labour market, family and education policies, this edited collection analyses the emergence of social investment policies in both Europe and East Asia. Adopting a life course perspective and examining both public and private investments, this book addresses key contemporary policy issues including care, learning, work, social mobility and inequalities. Providing original observations, this seminal text explores the roads and barriers towards effective social investment policies, derives practical social policy implications and highlights important lessons for future policymaking.
Full Product Details
Author: Jooha Lee (Department of Public Administration, Dongguk University.) ,
Hyejin Choi ,
Jaehyoung Park ,
Mi Young An
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
ISBN: 9781447352730
ISBN 10: 1447352734
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 26 February 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
An insightful analysis of the challenges modern welfare states face with clear formulation of policy implications and recommendations - an extremely valuable book for both academics and policy-makers in Europe and East Asia. Yeon Myung Kim, Chung-Ang University, South Korea and former Senior Secretary to the President for Social Policy A powerful, illuminating analysis of social investment policies across the lifecycle - this timely and useful volume is a must-read for those interested in a balanced perspective on recent developments in social policy. Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley This highly informative volume offers an innovative focus on cross-generational dimensions of social investment and on implications of reliance on public versus private efforts. Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina
Author Information
Young Jun Choi is Professor in the Department of Public Administration at Yonsei University. Timo Fleckenstein is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Soohyun Christine Lee is Korea Foundation Assistant Professor in Korean and East Asian Political Economy in the Department of European and International Studies at King's College London.
