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Book SynopsisBrings the regional and local to the forefront of social investment debates by showcasing original, evaluative evidence from ten European countries, and provides practical, accessible illustrations of good practice, routes to success, and lessons learned.
Trade Review"I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in discovering about the latest innovations in European social investment policy." Christopher Deeming, University of Strathclyde
Table of ContentsSocial Investment in welfare: a sub-national perspective ~ Sue Baines, Judit Csoba Florian Sipos and Andrea Bassi; Part 1: Children and families: early intervention in peoples’ life courses ~ Andrea Bassi and Sue Baines; Investing in the future! Three case studies of social innovation in the Emilia-Romagna Early Childhood Education and Care services system ~ Andrea Bassi; Troubled families in Greater Manchester ~ Jessica Ozan, Chris O’Leary, Susan Baines and Gavin Bailey; Innovative voluntary and public sector partnership for the reception and integration of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Gothenburg, Sweden ~ Inga Narbutaité Aflaki; Part 2: From a Caring State to an investing State: labour market activation ~ Judit Csoba and Susan Baines; The Youth Guarantee and One-Stop Guidance Centre as a social innovation and a policy implementation tool, Finland ~ Kaisa Sorsa; Acquiring work experience for technical education graduates (Greece) ~ Alexandra Koronaiou, George Alexias, Sakellariou Alexandros, George Vayias; Network for labour market integration of migrants and refugees in Münster, Germany (M A M B A) ~ Nikola Borosch, Danielle Gluns and Annette Zimmer; Labour market activation and empowerment of the homeless, Poland ~ Aldona Wiktorska-Święcka and Dorota Moroń; Part 3: Social solidarity and social investment ~ Florian Sipos; The creation of a socially diverse neighbourhood in Utrecht, the Netherlands ~ Alfons Fermin, Sandra Geelhoed & Rob Gründemann; Revitalising the self-sufficient household economy: The Social Land Programme in Hungary ~ Judit Csoba - Flórián Sipos; Social investment and the causes of energy poverty: Are cooperatives a solution? ~ Michael Willoughby, Jose Millet-Roig, Jose Pedro García-Sabater and Aida Saez-Mas; Social Investment in theory and praxis: a ‘quiet revolution’ in innovative local services? ~ Andrea Bassi, Sue Baines, Judit Csoba and Florian Sipos.
