Building Decent Societies Rethinking the Role of Social Security in Development
, by Townsend, PeterNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780230235250 | 0230235255
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 9/15/2009
This book builds the case for a comprehensive social security system to be developed in all countries to eliminate desperate conditions of poverty, reverse growing inequality and sustain economic growth. It gives the history of the rich countries in meeting poverty and shows how the strategies in the poor countries can be greatly improved.