Abstract In our contribution, we investigate the relationship between social investment (SI) and lifelong learning (LLL), discussing how LLL can be integrated theoretically within a SI approach, by focussing on the ideational principles and policy strategies. First, we describe the SI and LLL perspectives, reviewing their foundations and main principles. These approaches present overlaps, but also differences related to the scope and aims of interventions. Moreover, both the critical debates on SI and LLL stress the relevance of ambiguities that can be traced back to the existence of a narrower functionalistic understanding and market-lead human capital approach. This view is contrasted with a holistic comprehension of inclusion taking into account issues of social participation and human capabilities. Second, we discuss institutional and contextual complementarities as preconditions for the effectiveness of SI policies, to be identified in the complex and time-framed interface among the labour market, the education system and the welfare state. By doing this, we argue that LLL policies play a key role in a social investment strategy, specifically addressing the time dimension by means of coherent interventions over the life course. We suggest that further research may investigate, according to this conceptual framework, the specific combinations of SI and LLL policies within different national contexts.

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在人生过程中进行投资：终身学习在社会投资策略中的作用1

摘要在我们的贡献中，我们研究了社会投资（SI）与终身学习（LLL）之间的关系，并讨论了如何将LLL从理论上整合到SI方法中，重点关注概念性原则和政策策略。首先，我们描述SI和LLL的观点，回顾它们的基础和主要原理。这些方法存在重叠，但也与干预的范围和目的有关。此外，关于SI和LLL的批判性辩论都强调了歧义的相关性，这种歧义可以追溯到对功能主义的理解和市场领先的人力资本方法的存在。这种观点与对社会包容性和社会能力问题的整体理解形成鲜明对比。第二，我们将讨论制度和背景上的互补性，以作为SI政策有效性的先决条件，并在劳动力市场，教育系统和福利国家之间的复杂且有时间限制的界面中加以确定。通过这样做，我们认为法学硕士政策在社会投资策略中起着关键作用，特别是通过在生活过程中的一致干预来解决时间方面的问题。我们建议，根据此概念框架，可能需要进行进一步的研究，以研究不同国家背景下SI和LLL政策的特定组合。我们认为，LLL政策在社会投资策略中起着关键作用，特别是通过在整个生命过程中采取一致的干预措施来解决时间方面的问题。我们建议，根据此概念框架，可能需要进行进一步的研究，以研究不同国家背景下SI和LLL政策的特定组合。我们认为，LLL政策在社会投资策略中起着关键作用，特别是通过在整个生命过程中采取一致的干预措施来解决时间方面的问题。我们建议，根据此概念框架，可能需要进行进一步的研究，以研究不同国家背景下SI和LLL政策的特定组合。