Summary

Social Policy
• A collective response to address social
problems and advance well-beings
• Social security and service system to meet
the basic needs (physical and autonomous)
of the member of society, as well as
promoting social inclusion (for e.g. through
ALMP).
• Old-age, Survivors, Incapacity-related
benefits, Health, Family/ children, Active
labour market policies, Unemployment,
Housing
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 Populationof older people ('000) byyear
700 3500

600 3000
Total (Right-side
Scale)

500 2500 60 - 64

65 - 69
400 2000
70 - 74

300 1500 75 - 79

80 - 84
200 1000
≧ 85

100 500

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Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2010). The spirit level: Why equality is better for everyone.
London: Penguin Books.
Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2010). The spirit level: Why equality is better for everyone.
London: Penguin Books.