Young Jun Choi is Professor in the Department of Public Administration at Yonsei University. Timo Fleckenstein is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Soohyun Christine Lee is Korea Foundation Assistant Professor in Korean and East Asian Political Economy in the Department of European and International Studies at King's College London.
An insightful analysis of the challenges modern welfare states face with clear formulation of policy implications and recommendations - an extremely valuable book for both academics and policy-makers in Europe and East Asia. Yeon Myung Kim, Chung-Ang University, South Korea and former Senior Secretary to the President for Social Policy A powerful, illuminating analysis of social investment policies across the lifecycle - this timely and useful volume is a must-read for those interested in a balanced perspective on recent developments in social policy. Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley This highly informative volume offers an innovative focus on cross-generational dimensions of social investment and on implications of reliance on public versus private efforts. Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina