Social Policy in a Developing World - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782540164 ISBN 13: 9781782540168

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

There is increasing interest in the significance of social policy in the management of welfare and risk in the developing world. This volume provides a critical analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing social protection systems in the global South, and examines current strategies for addressing poverty and welfare needs in the region. In particular, the text explores the extent to which the analytic models and concepts for the study of social policy in the industrialised North are relevant in a developing country context. The volume analyses the various institutions, actors, instruments and mechanisms involved in the welfare arrangements of developing countries and provides a study of the contexts, development and future trajectory of social policy in the global South. The book's comparative and interdisciplinary approach will be of interest to anyone involved in social policy research and analysis and current welfare debates.

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Review:

'This volume makes a valuable contribution to the dynamic and expanding field of scholarship on social policy in developing countries. In combining analytical frameworks used in comparative social policy analysis with an examination of key areas of policy and provision in selected countries, it will be a key resource for anyone interested in current debates in international social policy and welfare.' --- Nicola Yeates, Open University, UK

From the Author:

Edited by Rebecca Surender, Senior Research Fellow and Robert Walker, Professor of Social Policy, University of Oxford, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782540164
• ISBN 13: 9781782540168
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Surender Rebecca, Walker Robert