Working group Social Investment Working Group: Paper Presentations Session three Add to calendar 2023-11-15 16:00 2023-11-15 18:00 Europe/Rome Social Investment Working Group: Paper Presentations Seminar Room 2 Badia Fiesolana YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email When 15 November 2023 16:00 - 18:00 CET Where Seminar Room 2 Badia Fiesolana Organised by Department of Political and Social Sciences WellSIre: Wellbeing Returns on Social Investment Recalibration In this SIWG session, Armando Barrientos, Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester and co-Director of the International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, presents his work on social investment and social assistance in low- and middle-income countries. Social Investment and Social Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesSpeaker: Armando Barrientos (Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester) Social investment figures prominently in the recent expansion of social assistance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is grounded on an understanding that poverty is primarily a consequence of low productive capacity. To be effective, social assistance must be designed to support human development and economic inclusion. Relying on a new data set of social assistance in LMICs, this chapter assesses the social investment orientation of recent social assistance expansion. Classifying programs according to their design enables the development of appropriate measures of social investment globally and across regions. Their analysis throws light on correlates of social investment reforms, their political salience, and the role of legacies and institutions.Hybrid event. The link to the session will be provided following registration. Scientific Organiser(s): Prof. Anton Hemerijck (EUI - Department of Political and Social Sciences) David Bokhorst (European University Institute) Heta PÖYLIÖ (EUI - Department of Political and Social Sciences) Alissa Siara (EUI - Department of Political and Social Sciences) Speaker(s): Prof. Armando Barrientos (University of Manchester)