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Global Social Policy in the Making: The Foundations of the Social Protection Floor
Bob Deacon
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Description for Global Social Policy in the Making: The Foundations of the Social Protection Floor
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The global economic crisis continue to dominate headlines, yet measures to build a social floor under the global economy and reform global governance have received little attention. In 2012 the Social Protection Floor was adopted as a global social policy measure ensuring that all could have access to essential health care and income security over their lifespan. This book by the world’s leading authority on global social policy examines why and how the Social Protection Floor became ILO, UN and G20 policy and how the World Bank and IMF took steps to lay its foundation. Bob Deacon explains ... Read more
The global economic crisis continue to dominate headlines, yet measures to build a social floor under the global economy and reform global governance have received little attention. In 2012 the Social Protection Floor was adopted as a global social policy measure ensuring that all could have access to essential health care and income security over their lifespan. This book by the world’s leading authority on global social policy examines why and how the Social Protection Floor became ILO, UN and G20 policy and how the World Bank and IMF took steps to lay its foundation. Bob Deacon explains ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447312345
SKU
V9781447312345
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Bob Deacon
Bob Deacon is Emeritus Professor of International Social Policy at the University of Sheffield, UK. His recent books are Global Social Policy and Governance, World Regional Social Policy and Global Governance and Social Policy and International Interventions in South-East Europe. He is founding editor of Critical Social Policy and Global Social Policy. He has been an adviser to the International ... Read more
Reviews for Global Social Policy in the Making: The Foundations of the Social Protection Floor
"A well-written report of a piece of very good news." Citizen's Income. “Professor Deacon skilfully identifies the crucial moments, key actors and competing – and shared - ideas in the global policy-struggles towards realising the right to decent livelihoods and socioeconomic protection for all.” Dr. Timo Voipio, Senior Adviser for Global Social Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFAF) ... Read more