Anastasios SEPETIS
Assistant Professor, Sustainable Development Policies and Finances and Social Protection, Department of Business Administration, University of West Attica (http://www.ba.uniwa.gr/), Member of the Social Administration Laboratory of the University of West Attica (https://sarl.uniwa.gr/)
tsepet@uniwa.gr
Abstract
The term inclusive and sustainable development first appeared in the 21st century and has been accepted in academic texts and political institutions. Some scientific and institutional bodies argue that sustainable development policies at regional and local level should identify new approaches to social protection policies at local level in the context of inclusive and sustainable development. The extensive literature review of the study found that regional and local communities clearly have an important role to play in developing new policies and applied operational strategies of social protection at local level according to inclusive and sustainable development . This study also presents policies, defines the concept, proposes qualitative metrics, analyzes international and European social protection policies at local level in the context of inclusive and sustainable development. It concludes that regions, cities, local social stakeholders, must harmonise the basic principles of social protection policies and take an active role in fulfilling the regional/local objectives of Inclusive and Sustainable Development.
Keywords: Social Protection, Inclusive Development, Inclusive Growth, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Regions, Sustainable Cities.
JEL classification: R10, Q01, Q50, G10, G30, H10, H30, H70
pp. 111-130