Building Decent Societies Rethinking the Role of Social Security in Development
Description
This book builds the case for a comprehensive social security system to be developed in all countries – to eliminate desperate conditions of poverty, reverse growing inequality and sustain economic growth. It gives the history of the rich countries in meeting poverty and shows how the strategies in the poor countries can be greatly improved.
Keywords
Business & EconomicsLaborSocial ScienceDeveloping & Emerging CountriesPolitical SciencePublic PolicySocial PolicySociologyPolitical EconomyEconomicsEconomic Policy
2009Book
Author(s)Peter Townsend
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230235250
LanguageEnglish
