Formal and informal social safety nets
Subtitle: growth and development in the modern economy
By: Mohammad Ashraf
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781137388957
Subjects: Structural adjustment (Economic policy); Social aspects; Economic development; Technological innovations; Income distribution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why do social safety nets matter?; title: The need for formal social safety nets; title: Research and development, innovation, and economic growth; title: Innovation and social safety nets; title: Income distribution and economic growth and development; title: Formal social safety nets, income distribution, and the society; title: Financing of formal social safety nets; title: Faith-based organizations and the provision of informal social safety; title: Concluding remarks.