Evidence-Based Policy Making Towards Social Sustainability.
Evidence-Based Policy Making Towards Social Sustainability.

Author(s): Nikos Papadakis, Stylianos Ioannis Tzagkarakis
Subject(s): Economic policy, Welfare services
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Social Sustainability; Welfare State; Social Policy; Evidence-based Policy Making
Summary/Abstract: Social sustainability is one of the key pillars of sustainable development. In our analysis, this concept refers to the need for the creation of a society that contains all the conditions for sustainable development in terms of equal opportunities for employment and social well-being. Currently, significant problems and dysfunctions exist as long as several European labor markets are fragmented with a strong insiders-outsiders divergence, job polarization, high labor market slack, and high in-work poverty rates, especially in precarious forms of employment. In Europe as well as globally, addressing these issues is of major importance to ensure social sustainability. This paper depicts the state of play of social sustainability in Europe and aims to identify specific policy responses that could offer viable solutions to old and emerging challenges in terms of social inclusion, within the framework of evidence-based policy making mainly related to social policy.

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