Handbook of Social Policy and Development

The Handbook of Social Policy and Development makes a groundbreaking, coherent case for enhancing collaboration between social policy and development. With wide ranging chapters, it discusses a myriad of ways in which this can be done, exploring both academic and practical activities. As the conventional distinction between 'developed' and 'developing' countries becomes increasingly blurred, this Handbook explores how collaboration between social policy and development is needed to meet global social needs. With contributions from leading experts in both social policy and development studies, this Handbook analyses the complexities of integrating social policy and development studies. Examining a diverse and comprehensive range of countries and case studies that highlight ways to improve this integration, contributors deal with critical debates, covering a wide range of services, programmes, providers and policy sectors. The Handbook of Social Policy and Development is an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of social policy and development studies. Its comprehensive approach also makes it a valuable reference for researchers and specialists in the field. Contributors include: L. Alfers, A. Barrientos, J. Beall, A. Datta, H. Dean, K. Falkenberg, R. Jolkonnen, D. Kiwan, H.-j. Kwon, J. Lee, A. Lombard, F. Lund, P. Mader, J. Midgley, L. Patel, M. Pawar, M. Rogan, R. Surender, M. Terano, M. Urbina-Ferretjans, A. Virk, N. Yeates

Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction to the Handbook of Social Policy and Development James Midgley, Rebecca Surender and Laura Alfers PART I SOCIAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT: ORIGINS AND PROGRESSION 1. Social policy and development: an overview James Midgley 2. The social policy nexus and development: convergence, divergence and dynamic change Rebecca Surender PART II KEY ISSUES AND DEBATES 3. Shaping society from below: social movements, social policy and development Laura Alfers 4. Gender: toward gender equality and poverty reduction Leila Patel 5. Global social policy in a development context: ideas, actors and implementation Huck-ju Kwon 6. The SDGs: towards a social development approach in the 2030 Agenda? Marian Urbina-Ferretjans 7. Social and human rights Hartley Dean 8. Social policy and urban development Jo Beall 9. Rural development Amrita Datta 10. The environment and development: fight against poverty and/or protection of the environment – a conflict of interests? Karl Falkenberg 11. Security and development Dina Kiwan 12. World-regional social governance, policy and development Nicola Yeates 13. The informal economy and informal employment Francie Lund 14. Employment-based social protection: ‘productivism’, universalism and social citizenship Michael Rogan and Laura Alfers PART III SERVICES, PROGRAMMES AND POLICY SECTORS 15. Health and development Amrit Virk 16. Education, social policy and development Mayumi Terano 17. Housing, development and social justice James Lee 18. Social insurance, pensions and development James Midgley 19. Social assistance, poverty and development James Midgley 20. Conditional income transfers, social policy and development Armando Barrientos 21. Social work and family services Antoinette Lombard 22 Financial inclusion and microfinance Philip Mader and Solène Morvant-Roux 23. Community development programmes Manohar Pawar 24. NGOs and their role in the welfare mix Roosa Jolkkonen Index

About the Author :
Edited by James Midgley, Professor of the Graduate School, University of California, Berkeley, US, Rebecca Surender, Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford, UK and Laura Alfers, Research Associate, Department of Sociology, Rhodes University, South Africa and Director, Social Protection Programme, WIEGO, UK

Review :
'If you read one book to understand current scholarship on social policy and development in the global south, this should be it. Lucid and comprehensive, it is encyclopaedic in scope. The role of the state is set out and powerfully defended. The bunkers into which the social sciences and policy-making have been artificially divided are exposed and questioned. Robert Kennedy said that GDP measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile: this book covers a large part of what makes life worthwhile.' --David Piachaud, London School of Economics, UK