Social investment in the Baltic states

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13021673
AutoresDaiva Skučienė (0000-0001-7572-6509, Vilnius University, autor de correspondencia), Romas Lazutka (0000-0003-0480-8894, Vilnius University)
Año2019
Volumen10
Número2
Páginas35-50
Fecha de publicación2019-12-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCorvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2061-5558 • E-ISSN: 2062-087X
EditorialCorvinus University of Budapest (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.14267/cjssp.2019.2.2
OpenAlexW2997749226
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias 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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