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Building decent societies : rethinking the role of social security in development
Title
Building decent societies : rethinking the role of social security in development / edited by Peter Townsend.
ISBN
9780230251052
0230251056
9781349313808
1349313807
Published
Basingstoke [England] : Palgrave Macmillan ; Geneva [Switzerland] : International Labour Organization, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource. (xxii, 386 pages) : illustrations
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Summary
The downturn of the global economy has made the scope of the problems of poverty and unemployment worse across the whole world. This book makes the case for a comprehensive social security system to be developed in all countries, including the poorest ones, in order to eliminate desperate conditions of poverty, to reverse growing inequality and to sustain economic growth. The establishment of universal social security systems has been one of the cornerstones of OECD countries' successful economic and social development and has contributed to reducing poverty and fostering social inclusion in today's rich countries. It is increasingly recognized that universal social security systems have an enormous potential for low income countries which has not yet been sufficiently explored. Recognizing that economic and social development are inextricably intertwined across countries, new international strategies are required to design appropriate social security policies which would effectively help to reduce poverty and productively contribute to economic and social development.
Variant and related titles
Palgrave political & international studies collection 2010.
Other formats
Print version: Building decent societies. Basingstoke [England] : Palgrave Macmillan ; Geneva [Switzerland] : International Labour Organization, 2009
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-365) and index.
Contents
Social Security and Human Rights / P. Townsend
Social Protection and Nation Building: An essay on why and how universalist social policy contributes to stable nation-states / C.de Neubourg
Social Security, Social Impact and Economic Performance: A Farewell to Three Famous Myths / M. Cichon & W. Scholz
Can Low-income Countries Afford Social Security? / C. Behrendt & K. Hagemejer
The Impact of Social Transfers on Growth, Development, Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries / M. Samson
Child Poverty and Child Rights a Possible UN Model for Child Benefit? / P. Townsend
Three Models of Social Security in the History of the Industrialised Countries / P. Townsend
Social Protection, the European Union and its Member States / R. Wagener
Can the European Welfare Model be Exported? / P. Lindert
The Poverty Effects of Social Protection in Europe EU Enlargement and its Lessons for Developing Countries / B. Cantillon
Social Security in Developing Countries: A Brief Overview / P. Townsend
Introducing Basic Social Protection in Low Income Countries: Lessons From Existing Programmes / A. Barrientos
Social Protection, Rural Livelihoods and Economic Growth: The Case of Cash Transfers / R. Slater, J. Farrington, R. Holmes & P. Harvey
Welfare, Development and Growth Lessons from South Africa / F. Lund
From Targeting to Universality Lessons from the Health System in Thailand / V. Tangcharoensathien, P. Prakongsai, S. Limwattananon, W. Patcharanarumol & P. Jongudomsuk
Rethinking the Role of Social Security in Development / C. Behrendt, M. Cichon, K. Hagemejer, S. Kidd, R. Krech & P. Townsend.
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