Chapter 1 Introduction : Implementing innovative social investment
Subtitle: Strategic lessons from Europe
Contributors: Bassi, Andrea; Csoba, Judit; Flórián, Sipos; Baines, Susan; Bassi, Andrea; Csoba, Judit; Flórián, Sipos
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Bristol
Number of pages: 23
ISBN-13: 9781447347828
Subjects: Welfare & benefit systems
Description: "Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The turn towards a Social Investment approach to welfare implies deploying resources to enhance human capital and mobilise the productive potential of citizens, starting in early childhood.

This edited collection brings regional and local realities to the forefront of social investment debates by showcasing successes, challenges and setbacks of Social Investment policies and services from ten European countries: Italy, UK, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Spain. It provides practical, accessible illustrations of good practice, routes to success, and lessons learned. The book is informed throughout by engagement with service users and local communities, and features many previously unheard voices including front-line workers, local decision makers, volunteers and beneficiaries."
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