The solutions presented in scientific literature in the field of social investments mainly concern the areas accepted as the key paradigm of social investment, however, one can find examples of analyzes on all the distinguished policy areas. The chosen solutions from each policy area are shown in table 3. Table 3: The chosen examples of social investments in policy areas Example State References Policy area Early childhood education and childcare services provided by Costa and Italy the city for 3-6 years old Sabatinelli, 2015 care children reforms in the field of family Austria, the Czech Van Lancker and Family benefits benefits in the face of economic Republic, Slovenia Ghysels, 2012 crisis new solutions to support an increase in the employment rate the United Parenting services of parents (job retention, career Smith, 2008 Kingdom progression and smoothing movement into and out of work) support for single parents to Enabling parents, labour Millar, 2011; market participation through combine family and the United Millar and Ridge, care provision for dependents professional life Kingdom 2013 and parental leave long-term care reform France, Germany, Italy, the Pavolini and Long-term care Netherlands, Ranci, 2008 Sweden, the United Kingdom Maternal/paternal/parental implementation of paternity Spain Escot et al., 2014 leave schemes leave changes in unemployment Pollmann-Schult Unemployment benefits Germany benefits and Buchel 2005 French guaranteed income Minimum income France Terracol, 2009 program (RMI) personalized activation policies the United Fuertes and Active labour market policies for the long-term unemployed Kingdom McQuaid, 2015
The solutions presented in scientific literature in the field of social investments mainly concern the areas accepted as the key paradigm of social investment, however, one can find examples of analyzes on all the distinguished policy areas. The chosen solutions from each policy area are shown in table 3. Table 3: The chosen examples of social investments in policy areas Policy area Example State References Early childhood education and care childcare services provided by the city for 3-6 years old children Italy Costa and Sabatinelli, 2015 Family benefits reforms in the field of family benefits in the face of economic crisis Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia Van Lancker and Ghysels, 2012 Parenting services new solutions to support an increase in the employment rate of parents (job retention, career progression and smoothing movement into and out of work) the United Kingdom Smith, 2008 Enabling parents, labour market participation through care provision for dependents and parental leave support for single parents to combine family and professional life the United Kingdom Millar, 2011; Millar and Ridge, 2013 Long-term care long-term care reform France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom Pavolini and Ranci, 2008 Maternal/paternal/parental leave schemes implementation of paternity leave Spain Escot et al., 2014 Unemployment benefits changes in unemployment benefits Germany Pollmann-Schult and Buchel 2005 Minimum income French guaranteed income program (RMI) France Terracol, 2009 Active labour market policies personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed the United Kingdom Fuertes and McQuaid, 2015
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