Title: Towards a new poverty agenda in Asia : social policies and economic transformation /
Authors: Haan, Arjan de
Publisher: SAGE,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Social policy; Economic development; Poverty; Asia Social policy.; Developing countries Social policy.
Contents: Why social policy matters -- Globalization: all boats rising or growing divides? -- Demise of the state? -- International development and social policy -- 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 -- A normative framework for social policy.