Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia

"An insightful analysis of the challenges modern welfare states face with clear formulation of policy implications and recommendations – an extremely valuable book for both academics and policy-makers in Europe and East Asia.” Yeon Myung Kim, Chung-Ang University, South Korea and former Senior Secretary to the President for Social Policy

“A powerful, illuminating analysis of social investment policies across the lifecycle – this timely and useful volume is a must-read for those interested in a balanced perspective on recent developments in social policy.” Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley

“This highly informative volume offers an innovative focus on cross-generational dimensions of social investment and on implications of reliance on public versus private efforts.” Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina

Young Jun Choi is Professor in the Department of Public Administration at Yonsei University.

Timo Fleckenstein is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Soohyun Christine Lee is Korea Foundation Assistant Professor in Korean and East Asian Political Economy in the Department of European and International Studies at King’s College London.

Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia: An Introduction ~ Young Jun Choi, Timo Fleckenstein and Soohyun Christine Lee

Work-Family Policy Expansion and the Idea of Social Investment: The Cases of England, Germany, Japan and South Korea ~ Sam Mohun-Himmelweit and Sung-Hee Lee

Private Education in South Korea: Lessons for the West from Past Mistakes? ~ Sonia Exley

How do Family Background and Shadow Education Affect Academic Performance and Labour Market Outcomes in South Korea?: Reasons for Redistributive Social Investment ~ Yun Young Kim and Young Jun Choi

Employability, Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy ~ Niccolo Durrazi

Does Social Investment Make the Labour Market ‘Flow’? Family Policies and Institutional Complementarities in Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea ~ Ijin Hong and Jieun Lee

The Social Investment Approach and Gender Division of Housework across East Asia and Europe ~ Mi Young An

Employment Outcomes of Social Investment in Latecomer Countries ~ Jaehyoung Park

Estimation of the Human Capital Depreciation Rate: An international Comparison and Policy Implications in Korea ~ Gawoon Ban

Changing Patterns of Grandparenting and their Implications for Active Ageing in England and South Korea ~ Hyejin Choi

The Governance of Social Investment Policies in Comparative Perspective: Long-Term Care in England and Korea ~ Jooha Lee

Towards Greater Social Investments and Equality in Europe and East Asia: Policies and Politics ~ Timo Fleckenstein and Soohyun Christine Lee