The paradox of the social investment state: Growth, employment and poverty in the Lisbon era

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 432-449

  Cantillon, Bea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

employment; Lisbon strategy; poverty; social investment state; social policy; social security

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PARADIGM SHIFT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL;

EID: 83355168085     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928711418856     Document Type: Article

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