Towards a Social Investment Welfare State?

Ideas, Policies and Challenges

Bruno Palier editor Joakim Palme editor Nathalie Morel editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bristol University Press

Published:1st Jul '12

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This book questions whether the recently promoted European 'social investment' strategy is able to regenerate the welfare state, promote social inclusion, create more and better jobs, and help address the challenges posed by the economic crisis, globalisation, ageing and climate change. To assess the diversity, achievements, shortcomings and potentials of social investment policies, it brings together some of the best social policy scholars and well-known policy experts, connecting academic and policy debates around the future of the welfare state. Supported by the Nordic Center of Excellence NordWel and the EU funded Network of Excellence RECWOWE (Reconciling Work and Welfare).

"Towards a social investment welfare state? is published at a time of considerable economic and political challenges..As such, Towards a social investment welfare state? provides an excellent overview of the state and possible future developement of social investment policies." Peter Wells, International Journal of Social Welfare
"The book provides a wide-ranging and intelligent discussion at the European level of an important new paradigm." Citizen's Income Newsletter

ISBN: 9781847429254

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400 pages