Social investment policies have enjoyed prominence during recent welfare reforms across the OECD world, and yet there is insufficient long-term strategy for the

Welfare states around the globe are changing, challenged by the development of knowledge economies. In many countries, policy-makers' main response has been to

Welfare states around the globe are changing, challenged by the development of knowledge economies. In many countries, policy-makers' main response has been to

Since the late 1990s, new strategies concerning the role and shape of welfare states have been formulated, many of which are guided by a logic of social investm

Introduction and conclusion available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The turn towards a Social Investment approach to welfare implies deploying resources t