When Markets Fail Social Policy and Economic Reform / Ethan B. Kapstein and Branko Milanovic, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Milanović, Branko.

Kapstein, Ethan B., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security--Europe, Eastern.

Social security.

Social security--Europe, Central.

Social security--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sweeping political and economic changes of the past decade--including the spread of democracy, pro-market policies, and economic globalization--have dramatically increased the demand in developing countries for social programs such as unemployment compensation, pensions, and income supplements for the poor.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction / Ethan B. Kapstein and Branko Milanovic; Part I. Regional Perspectives ; Chapter 2. Welfare States in Central and Eastern Europe / Nicholas Barr; Chapter 3. After the Crisis: The Social Contract and the Middle Class in East Asia / Nancy Birdsall and Stephan Haggard; Chapter 4. Is There a Future for Social Policy in Latin America? / Miguel Székely and Ricardo Fuentes; Chapter 5. Welfare State Policies in the Middle East and North Africa / Zafiris Tzannatos and Iqbal Kaur; Part II. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations

Chapter 6. What Drives Social Spending? 1780 to 2020 / Peter H. LindertChapter 7. Conclusions / Ethan B. Kapstein; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61044-327-6

OCLC:

906809309