Transnational Social Policies : The New Development Challenges of Globalization

ISBN-13: 9781853836336 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 230 str.

Opis

The increasing influence of transnational economic, commercial, political and legal policies on the national policies of developing countries are addressed. It gives case studies analysing the effects on health, education and other issues.

Spis treści

Foreword * Introduction * Part I: New Challenges - Social Policy and Social Order in Transnational Societies * Social Policy Issues at the End of the 20th Century * Part II: Reforming Social Policies for Competitiveness and Equity - West and Central Africa: Social Policy for Reconstruction and Development * Sub-Saharan Africa: Community-driven Social Policies * Southeast Asia: The Decentralization of Social Policy * The Americas: Educational Reform, External Forces, and International Challenges * Part III: Concluding Remarks - Conclusions: What Type of Social-Policy Reform for What Kind of Society? * Contributing Authors * Acronyms and Abbreviations * Bibliography

O autorze

Daniel Morales-Gomez is Senior Specialist in IDRC's program on the assessment of social policy reform and the author of many books and articles on education and social reform policy.