Social investment in the Baltic states

Benefits against poverty and distribution of social risks over the life course

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ID13021673
AutoresDaiva Skučienė (0000-0001-7572-6509, Vilnius University, autor correspondente), Romas Lazutka (0000-0003-0480-8894, Vilnius University)
Ano2019
Volume10
Fascículo2
Páginas35-50
Data de publicação2019-12-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCorvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2061-5558 • E-ISSN: 2062-087X
EditoraCorvinus University of Budapest (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.14267/cjssp.2019.2.2
OpenAlexW2997749226
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas19

Prevention against social risks through investment in human capital serves as the main focus of social investment. The social investment perspective suggests that social protection benefits should ensure adequate income maintenance over the life course. The goal of the current study is twofold: to analyse the role of social benefits that protect against poverty and look at the distribution of social risks over the life course with a focus on of social investment in the Baltic States drawing on microdata of EU-SILC 2015. In addition, the study uses Eurostat data to explore spending on social protection and investments in human capital, classified as “Old” and “New” risks, during 2005-2014. The findings of the study suggest that low spending on social welfare in the Baltic States cannot ensure adequate income guarantees for the population at risk as well as lower dependency on welfare state benefits

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