TY - JOUR
T1 - Two decades of change in Europe: The emergence of the social investment state
AU - van Kersbergen, C.J.
AU - Hemerijck, A.C.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Since the late 1970s, the developed welfare states of the European Union have been recasting the policy mix on which their systems of social protection were built. They have adopted a new policy orthodoxy that could be summarised as the 'social investment strategy'. Here we trace its origins and major developments. The shift is characterised by a move away from passive transfers and towards the maximalisation of employability and employment, but there are significant national distinctions and regime specific trajectories. We discuss some caveats, focusing on the question whether the new policy paradigm has been established at the expense of social policies that mitigate poverty and inequality. © 2012 Cambridge University Press.
AB - Since the late 1970s, the developed welfare states of the European Union have been recasting the policy mix on which their systems of social protection were built. They have adopted a new policy orthodoxy that could be summarised as the 'social investment strategy'. Here we trace its origins and major developments. The shift is characterised by a move away from passive transfers and towards the maximalisation of employability and employment, but there are significant national distinctions and regime specific trajectories. We discuss some caveats, focusing on the question whether the new policy paradigm has been established at the expense of social policies that mitigate poverty and inequality. © 2012 Cambridge University Press.
U2 - 10.1017/S0047279412000050
DO - 10.1017/S0047279412000050
M3 - Article
SN - 0047-2794
VL - 41
SP - 475
EP - 492
JO - Journal of Social Policy
JF - Journal of Social Policy
IS - 3
ER -