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Towards a new poverty agenda in Asia : social policies and economic transformation / by Arjan De Haan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haan, Arjan de.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social policy.
- Economic development.
- Poverty.
- Asia--Social policy.
- Asia.
- Developing countries--Social policy.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 260 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Delhi ; London : SAGE, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text describes the role of social policy in the context of globalization and rapidly changing economies and societies in Asia.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Graphs; List of Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Social policy in an age of globalization; 1 - Why Social Policy Matters; 2 - Gobalization: All Boats Rising or Growing Divides?; 3 - Demise of the State?; 4 - International Development and Social Policy; Part 2: Social Policy Regimes; 5 - Latin America: From Corporatism to Liberalism; 6 - The Short Era of the Developmental State in Africa; 7 - East Asia: Social Policy's Role in Economic Success; 8 - South Asian Welfarism; Part 3: Conclusion; 9 - A Normative Framework for Social Policy
- AnnexureReferences; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612839894
- 9789351509585
- 9351509583
- 9788132112273
- 813211227X
- 9781282839892
- 1282839896
- 9788132106111
- 8132106113
- OCLC:
- 671601993
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