Publication: Inclusive States : Social Policy and Structural Inequalities
Date
2008
ISSN
Published
2008
Author(s)
Dani, Anis A.
de Haan, Arjan
Abstract
This series New Frontiers of Social
Policy aims to promote social development through systematic
attention to the underlying social context and the social
outcomes of development interventions and public policy. It
compels the reader to think of social policy in terms of
increasing access to productive assets, infrastructure, and
goods and services; strengthening governance and
accountability; enabling the rights and obligations of
citizens to promote equitable access to development
opportunities; and managing the social dimensions of
conflict, natural disasters, and climate change. It
recognizes the central role of social policy in ensuring
that development policies and programs are sustainable. This
book series has been conceived and produced for the broader
development community, rather than for social policy
specialists alone. This book places particular emphasis on,
and attempts to overcome, the underlying causes of
structural inequalities whereby social groups based on
ethnicity, race, tribe, gender, or cultural differences are
systematically disadvantaged compared with other groups with
which they coexist. These inequalities prevent many
developing countries from realizing their full potential and
may undermine the sustainability of development outcomes.
Citation
“Dani, Anis A.; de Haan, Arjan. 2008. Inclusive States : Social Policy and Structural Inequalities. New Frontiers of Social Policy. © Washington, DC : World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6409 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”