2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Social investment (SI) policies have been implemented by governments of
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affluent countries in hopes of safeguarding against new social risks and
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mitigating social exclusion by encouraging employment and making it
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easier for parents to balance work and family. Governments hope that
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human capital investment (education and job training) will better
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prepare workers for jobs, promote their employment and social inclusion,
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and reduce poverty. This article investigates whether SI policies
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contribute to lower poverty and inequality by analyzing data from 18
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries between
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1980 and 2013. The analysis finds, first, that SI policies (education
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and active labor market policy (ALMP)) alone may be less effective in
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generating lower poverty and inequality without redistribution, but when
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accompanied and supported by redistribution, SI policies are more
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effective in creating lower poverty and inequality. I propose the
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explanation that SI policies create lower-income poverty and inequality
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by creating individuals and households that can be salvaged and lifted
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out of poverty with redistribution, because SI policies help improve
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their skills and knowledge and employability, although they may be not
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quite able to escape poverty or low income without redistribution. As
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partial evidence, I present the result that education is associated with
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a lower poverty gap in market income. The analysis also finds that
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education and ALMP produce lower poverty and/or inequality in
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interaction with social market economies that redistribute more, and
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that augments the equalizing effects of education and ALMP. The results,
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thus, suggest the complementary roles of SI policies and redistribution.'
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affiliation: 'Sakamoto, T (Corresponding Author), Meiji Gakuin Univ, Fac Int Studies,
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Yokohama 2440816, Japan.
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Sakamoto, Takayuki, Meiji Gakuin Univ, Yokohama, Japan.
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Sakamoto, Takayuki, Meiji Gakuin Univ, Fac Int Studies, Yokohama 2440816, Japan.'
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author: Sakamoto, Takayuki
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author-email: tks@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp
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author_list:
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- family: Sakamoto
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given: Takayuki
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/00207152231185282
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earlyaccessdate: JUL 2023
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eissn: 1745-2554
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files: []
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issn: 0020-7152
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY
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keywords: 'Active labor market policy; education; family support; poverty and
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inequality; redistribution; social investment policy'
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keywords-plus: '18 OECD COUNTRIES; INCOME INEQUALITY; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; FAMILY POLICIES;
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WELFARE; STATE; INSTITUTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; TIME'
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language: English
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month: 2023 JUL 19
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number-of-cited-references: '68'
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orcid-numbers: Sakamoto, Takayuki/0000-0002-6810-5322
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papis_id: edf0d858e9026a7bc1912f07f03234a2
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ref: Sakamoto2023povertyinequality
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researcherid-numbers: Sakamoto, Takayuki/A-9159-2009
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Poverty, inequality, and redistribution: An analysis of the equalizing effects
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of social investment policy'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:001031602500001
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2023'
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