Essays about: "social-investment policy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words social-investment policy.

1. 6. The Popular Response to the Ageing Crisis: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Effects of Demographic Ageing on Individuals’ Support for Welfare State Policy in 13 Advanced Democracies (1996-2016)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Oskar Pettersson; [2020]
   Keywords : demographic ageing; dependency ratio; welfare state attitudes; spending preferences; social investment; TSCS; pseudo-panel; cross-level interaction; intergenerational cleavages;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between demographic ageing, as captured by temporal, within-country variation in the ratio of elderly to the working-age population – the dependency ratio – on citizens’ support for the welfare state. The research problem is vitally relevant considering the worsening demographic structure of advanced democracies, a process that is having considerable ramifications on the possibilities of financing comprehensive welfare states. READ MORE

3. 7. Can Changes to Tax Policy Have an Impact on a Shrinking Middle Class? : An explorative and comparative case study of changes to tax policy in Sweden and the United States

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Karen Ramirez; [2019]
   Keywords : the middle class; tax policy; taxation reform; policy dilemma; OECD; welfare states; systemic retrenchment; blame avoidance; paradox of redistribution; coalition building; social investment; income inequality; Sweden; United States;

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4. 8. Social investment as a strategy to achieve Sustainable Development Goals : a critical assessment

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Will Horsfield; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development Goals; social investment; 2030 Agenda; human capital; sustainability;

   Abstract : This paper assesses the relevance of social investment in relation to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets, and indicators. The research question is: How could social investment support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals? The thesis conceptualises social investment, sustainable development, and sustainability, before turning to the issue of how social investment could enhance its impact by focusing on areas of policy that it has not considered typically. READ MORE

5. 9. Municipalities' Capacity to Prepare: A Mixed Method Approach to How Social Investments are Influenced by the Municipalities' Characteristics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Felicia Eklund; [2016]
   Keywords : social investment; characteristics; municipalities; policy innovation; functionality; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Social investment is a concept that often refers to interventions with at-risk target populations in order to “prepare” these individuals, rather than “repair” them once the risk factors has become problems. An increasing number of Swedish municipalities work with social investments, and the purpose of this research is to determine if certain characteristics of the municipalities affect this work. READ MORE

6. 10. Promoting the dual earner family: is the German welfare state following the social investment strategy?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Eduard Anselm; [2013]
   Keywords : social investment; dual earner family; Germany; formal childcare; employment patterns of parents; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This master thesis examines if the German welfare state is following the social investment strategy in relation to one of its core components, the dual earner family model. The thesis considers four, interrelated policy areas that promote the dual earner family. READ MORE