Information on "Social Policy"
December 2012
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Dec 2012
Work and Welfare
Author: Sarah Cook, Shahra Razavi
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper examines the relationship between employment and social policy specifically from a gender perspective. More on «Work and Welfare» -
Dec 2012
Insanity: Four Decades of U.S. Counterdrug Strategy
Author: Michael F. Walther
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This paper examines and criticizes the past several decades of US counterdrug strategy. More on «Insanity: Four Decades of U.S. Counterdrug Strategy»
November 2012
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5 Nov 2012
Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
Author: Alison M Smith
Publisher: US Government
This report discusses the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and legal challenges to it. More on «Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues» -
Nov 2012
Green Economy or Green Society?
Author: Sarah Cook, Kiah Smith, Peter Utting
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper outlines a conceptual and policy approach to bring social concerns more centrally into green economy and sustainable development debates. More on «Green Economy or Green Society?» -
Nov 2012
1000 Billion Euros at Stake: How Boosting Employment Can Address Demographic Change and Public Deficits
Author: Erik Türk, Josef Wöss, Fabian Zuleeg
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
This paper asserts that improving employment rates is the best strategy with which countries can prepare for population aging. More on «1000 Billion Euros at Stake: How Boosting Employment Can Address Demographic Change and Public Deficits»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Social Protection and Social Exclusion
Author: Babken Babajanian, Jessica Hagen Zanker
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper suggests that social exclusion is a useful lens for researching and analysing the effects of social protection policies and programmes in low- and middle-income countries. More on «Social Protection and Social Exclusion»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
The Politics of Social Protection: Why are Public Works Programmes so Popular with Governments and Donors?
Author: Anna McCord
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This Background Note is an initial exploration of the political economy of adopting public works programs (PWPs) to promote social protection and employment in low-income countries (LICs) and fragile states. More on «The Politics of Social Protection: Why are Public Works Programmes so Popular with Governments and Donors?» -
Sep 2012
Putting the Pieces Together: Haiti's Path to a Working State
Author: Blanca Antonini
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
The earthquake of 2010 brutally exposed the vulnerabilities of Haiti's people, as well as confronting an already weakly governed country with massive humanitarian and logistical dilemmas. More on «Putting the Pieces Together: Haiti's Path to a Working State» -
Sep 2012
Livelihoods in Protracted Crises
Author: Simon Levine
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This background paper explores the concept of protracted crises and discusses how livelihoods and conflict interact. More on «Livelihoods in Protracted Crises»
August 2012
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2 Aug 2012
Social Policies in Samoa
Author: Desmond U Amosa
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) / Commonwealth Secretariat
This paper discusses the fundamentals that have enabled Samoa to uplift the quality of its society since independence: the welfare state; social cohesion; participative democracy; and the rule of law. More on «Social Policies in Samoa»
