Keyword: welfare

Childhood and education: changes and challenges

Dr Nick Lee

The first section of this paper will describe the child-centred social investment thesis developed by Esping Andersen (2002). This thesis has been a strong influence on UK government... Read more »

TOP KEYWORDS: demography, education, health, welfare, society

Families, care and work: changes and challenges

Andreas Hoff

British society is ageing, with people aged 80 years and over being the most rapidly growing age group. Between 1981 and 2007 their numbers nearly doubled (1.57 million... Read more »

TOP KEYWORDS: ageing, employment, workforce, migration, care, welfare