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Reassessing the 'social investment perspective' for 'inclusive growth'
— where do older workers fit? | | Author(s) | Christopher Deeming, Paul Smyth |
| Journal title | Social Policy and Society, vol 15, no 4, October 2016 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, October 2016 |
| Pages | pp 659-674 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/sps |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Labour economics ; Public expenditure ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | The notion of building welfare around work poses fresh challenges from a life-course perspective, where the situation of older workers has largely bee neglected by policymakers committed to the 'social investment perspective' - typically constructed as a policy paradigm for 'human capital' development in children and young adults (Esping-Andersen, 2002). This article seeks to refocus attention on the policy challenges relating to older workers' needs within the new 'inclusive growth' agenda that seek to advance equitable opportunities for all. Social investment policies pose a range of issues and challenges for all ageing populations, that are discussed and examined in detail in this article. If social investment policy is to succeed in ageing OECD countries, it will mean broadening the investment perspective to include the (neglected) education and training needs of older workers, to ensure that everyone can contribute to and share in economic prosperity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106211 A |
| Classmark | GC: WH: WN8: TM2 |
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