Global Social Policy and GovernanceSAGE, 16 mar 2007 - 240 pagine `This primer on the global politics of social policy ... is essential reading for students as well as others seriously interested in improving the human condition. Nuanced and critical, Deacon′s book offers a much needed and constructive guide to the complex supra-national debates over rights, regulation and redistribution impinging on social welfare all over the world′ - Jomo K.S., United Nations Assistant, Secretary-General for Economic Development `This book is very timely and addresses many issues that are en vogue at the moment. It relates social policy studies to other fields such as global governance and development studies and thus opens up new discussions in the subject area′ - Dr Antje Vetterlein, University of Oxford Global Social Policy and Governance offers an authoritative understanding of the way social policies at national and supra-national level are shaped in the context of globalisation. The book: " evaluates national social policies advanced by international organisations. " examines policies addressing global social redistribution, regulation and rights. " highlights the roles of global actors, including INGOs, consultants, think tanks, task forces and global policy advocacy coalitions. " explores the political obstacles to reforms in global social governance, " outlines the growing importance of global social movements. " presents arguments for more effective global and regional social policies. " is illustrated by case studies, further reading sections and a glossary. Global Social Policy and Governance will be an essential text for students of social policy, development studies and international relations. It will also be invaluable reading for those shaping social policies in international organisations and those in social movements seeking to influence them. Bob Deacon is Professor of International Social Policy at the University of Sheffield. |
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... Poor Countries Human Rights Committee (now Council) Inter American Development Bank Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analysis International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Chamber of Commerce ...
... poor relation of other social sciences such as economics, sociology and political science. It is dismissed as a practical subject concerned only with questions of social security benefits or the administration of health care systems ...
... . Liberal welfare states such as the USA emphasise means-tested allocations to the poor and a greater role for the market. Table 1.1 Welfare regimes in the developed world Type of International and Global Dimensions of Social Policy 5.
... poor (Dollar and Kray, 2001; Milanovic, 2003). In political terms, the question becomes one of whether an alliance between the poor of the Global South can be forged with the better-off poor of the Global North that improves the lot of ...
... poor. This regime is then characterised as a liberal-informal regime. It will be argued in the next chapter that the World Bank and other global actors were able to push for these reforms and undermine the partial conservative welfare ...
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Chapter 4 | 63 |
Chapter 5 | 88 |
Chapter 6 | 109 |
Chapter 7 | 142 |
Chapter 8 | 169 |
References | 194 |
Index | 215 |
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