Policy Press

Reframing Global Social Policy

Social Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Edited by Paul Smyth and Christopher Deeming

Published

Jan 11, 2019

Page count

368 pages

ISBN

978-1447332541

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Nov 29, 2017

Page count

368 pages

ISBN

978-1447332497

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Nov 29, 2017

Page count

368 pages

ISBN

978-1447332510

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Nov 29, 2017

Page count

368 pages

ISBN

978-1447332527

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Imprint

Policy Press
Reframing Global Social Policy

Christopher Deeming and Paul Smyth together with internationally renowned contributors propose that the merging of the ‘social investment’ and ‘inclusive growth and development’ agendas is forging an unprecedented global social policy framework. The book shows how these key ideas together with the environmental imperative of ‘sustainability’ are shaping a new global development agenda.

This framework opens the way to a truly global social policy discipline making it essential reading for those working in social and public policy, politics, economics and development as well geographical and environmental sciences. In the spirit of the UN’s Sustainability Goals, the book will assist all those seeking to forge a new policy consensus for the 21st century based on Social Investment for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.

Contributors include Giuliano Bonoli, Marius Busemeyer, Sarah Cook, Guillem López-Casasnovas, Anton Hemerijck, Stephan Klasen, Huck-ju Kwon, Tim Jackson, Jane Jenson, Jon Kvist, James Midgley, and Günther Schmid.

Christopher Deeming is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde. Research interests include inclusive growth and social investment inspired social policy, and comparative social policy.

Paul Smyth is Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His numerous writings on Australian social policy include three editions of Australian Social Policy Understanding for Action (2014) and Inclusive Growth in Australia (2013).

Introduction and overview ~ Christopher Deeming and Paul Smyth

Part I: Theoretical frameworks

Social investment, inclusive growth that is sustainable and the new global social policy ~ Christopher Deeming and Paul Smyth

Taking social investment seriously in developed economies ~ Anton Hemerijck

Making growth inclusive: perspectives on the role of social policy in developing economies ~ Sarah Cook

The challenges of inclusive growth for the developmental welfare state ~ Huck-ju Kwon

Part II: Policy applications

Measuring and monitoring inclusive growth in developing and advanced economies: multiple definitions, open questions and some constructive proposals ~ Stephan Klasen

Towards an employment strategy of inclusive growth ~ Günther Schmid

Active labour market policies for an inclusive growth ~ Giuliano Bonoli

Education and skills for inclusive growth ~ Marius R. Busemeyer

Inclusive growth and social investments over the life course ~ Jon Kvist

Inclusive economic growth for health equity: in search of the elusive evidence ~ Guillem López Casasnovas and Laia Maynou

Social protection, social investment and inclusive development ~ James Midgley

Social politics puzzling: governance for inclusive growth and social investment ~ Jane Jenson

Limits to Growth revisited ~ Tim Jackson and Robin Webster

Towards a new global social policy framework? ~ Paul Smyth and Christopher Deeming