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Towards a new poverty agenda in Asia : Social policies and economic transformation

Haan Arian De

Towards a new poverty agenda in Asia : Social policies and economic transformation - New Delhi Sage Publications 2010 - 260p xv

Table of contents
Preface;
Introduction;
PART ONE: SOCIAL POLICY IN AN AGE OF GLOBALIZATION;
Why Social Policy Matters;
Globalization: All Boats Rising or Growing Divides;
Demise of the State;
International Development and Social Policy;
PART TWO: SOCIAL POLICY REGIMES;
Latin America: From Corporatism to Liberalism;
The Short Era of the Developmental State in Africa;
East Asia: Social Policy's Role in Economic Success;
South Asian Welfarism;
PART THREE: CONCLUSION;
A Normative Framework for Social Policy;
Annexure: Selected Data on Well-Being and Government Spending;
References;
Index

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1. Social Policy - Economic Development2. Poverty - Asia 3. Developing Countries - Social Policy

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