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Transnational social policies : the new development challenges of globalization / edited by Daniel Morales-Gomez.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social policy.
- Social planning.
- International economic integration--Social aspects.
- International economic integration.
- International economic relations--Social aspects.
- International economic relations.
- Social policy--International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa : International Development Research Centre ; London : Earthscan, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Transnational Social Policies specifically addresses the worldwide trend for national policies on human and social development to be increasingly influenced by agendas that are international, or "transnational," in nature. In doing so, the book examines the underlining international developmental, ethical, economic, and political issues shaping national policies in health, education, and employment in the developing world.This book's focus on the "transnational" character of the social policy debate makes it a truly unique and original contribution to the literature. It will appeal to the acad
- Contents:
- Foreword / Maureen O'Neil.
- Introduction: from national to transnational social policies / Daniel Moralaes-Gomez.
- Social policy and social order in transnational societies / Andres Perez Balttodano.
- Social policy issues at the end of the 20th century / Luis Ratinoff.
- West and Central Africa: Social policy for reconstruction and development / Tade Akin Aina.
- Sub-Saharan Africa: community-driven social policies / Kwaku Osei-Hwedie and Arnon Bar-on.
- Southeast Asia: the decentralization of social policy / Trinidad S. Osteria.
- The Americans: educational reform, external forces, and internal challenges / Jeffrey M. Puryear.
- Conclusion: what type of social-policy reform for what kind of society? / Daniel Morales-Gomez and Mario Torres A.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-221).
- ISBN:
- 1-280-71805-6
- 9786610718054
- 1-55250-203-1
- OCLC:
- 475975871
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