Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy

doi:10.46692/9781447352754

Providing original observations, this seminal text analyses the emergence of social investment policies in both Europe and East Asia. Experts explore the roads and barriers towards effective social investment policies, derive practical social policy implications and highlight important lessons for future social policymaking.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of figures and tables
pp vii-ix
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Notes on contributors
pp x-xiii
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Acknowledgements
pp xiv-xiv
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Preface from the series editors
pp xv-xvi
- By Heejung Chung, Alexandra Kaasch, Stefan Kühner
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1 - Introduction: social investments and welfare reform in Europe and East Asia
pp 1-26
- By Timo Fleckenstein, Soohyun Christine Lee, Young Jun Choi
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2 - Work–family policy expansion and the idea of social investment: the cases of Germany, England, South Korea and Japan
pp 27-60
- By Samuel Mohun Himmelweit, Sung-Hee Lee
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3 - Private education in South Korea: lessons for the West from past mistakes?
pp 61-84
- By Sonia Exley
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4 - How do family background and shadow education affect academic performance and labour market outcomes in South Korea? Reasons for redistributive social investment
pp 85-106
- By Yun Young Kim, Young Jun Choi
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5 - Employability, higher education and the knowledge economy
pp 107-128
- By Niccolo Durazzi
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6 - Does social investment make the labour market ‘flow’? Family policies and institutional complementarities in Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea
pp 129-166
- By Ijin Hong, Jieun Lee
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7 - The social investment approach and gender division of housework across East Asia and Europe
pp 167-188
- By Mi Young An
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8 - Employment outcomes of social investment in latecomer countries
pp 189-212
- By Jaehyoung Park
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9 - Estimation of the human capital depreciation rate: an international comparison and policy implications in South Korea
pp 213-264
- By Ga Woon Ban
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10 - Changing patterns of grandparenting and their implications for active ageing in England and South Korea
pp 265-290
- By Hyejin Choi
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11 - The governance of social investment policies in comparative perspective: long-term care in England and South Korea
pp 291-314
- By Jooha Lee
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12 - Towards greater social investments and equality in Europe and East Asia: policies and politics
pp 315-348
- By Timo Fleckenstein, Soohyun Christine Lee
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Index
pp 349-366
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of figures and tables
pp vii-ix

Notes on contributors
pp x-xiii

Acknowledgements
pp xiv-xiv

Preface from the series editors
pp xv-xvi

1 - Introduction: social investments and welfare reform in Europe and East Asia
pp 1-26

2 - Work–family policy expansion and the idea of social investment: the cases of Germany, England, South Korea and Japan
pp 27-60

3 - Private education in South Korea: lessons for the West from past mistakes?
pp 61-84

4 - How do family background and shadow education affect academic performance and labour market outcomes in South Korea? Reasons for redistributive social investment
pp 85-106

5 - Employability, higher education and the knowledge economy
pp 107-128

6 - Does social investment make the labour market ‘flow’? Family policies and institutional complementarities in Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea
pp 129-166

7 - The social investment approach and gender division of housework across East Asia and Europe
pp 167-188

8 - Employment outcomes of social investment in latecomer countries
pp 189-212

9 - Estimation of the human capital depreciation rate: an international comparison and policy implications in South Korea
pp 213-264

10 - Changing patterns of grandparenting and their implications for active ageing in England and South Korea
pp 265-290

11 - The governance of social investment policies in comparative perspective: long-term care in England and South Korea
pp 291-314

12 - Towards greater social investments and equality in Europe and East Asia: policies and politics
pp 315-348

Index
pp 349-366

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