Transnational social policies [[electronic resource] ] : the new development challenges of globalization / / edited by Daniel Morales-Gómez

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910449843903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre; London, : Earthscan, c1999
• ISBN: 1-280-71805-6; 9786610718054; 1-55250-203-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Morales-GómezDaniel A
• Disciplina: 338.9/009172/4; 361.61
• Soggetti: Social policy; Social planning; International economic integration - Social aspects; International economic relations - Social aspects; Social policy - International cooperation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-221).
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword / Maureen O'Neil. -- Introduction: from national to transnational social policies / Daniel Moralaes-Gómez. -- Social policy and social order in transnational societies / Andrés Pérez 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-Gómez and Mario Torres A.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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