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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783405403321

Titolo

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

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

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