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Social policy in sub-Saharan African context : in search of inclusive development / edited by 'Jìmí O. Adésínà.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Social policy in a development contextPublication details: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.Description: xx, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780230520837 (cloth)
  • 0230520839 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 320.60967 SOC
LOC classification:
  • HN773.5 .S57 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
In search of inclusive development : introduction / 'Jìmí O. Adésínà -- Ruling ideas and social development in sub-Saharan Africa : an assessment of nationalist, Keynesian and neoliberal paradigms / Abdul-Ganiyu Garba -- Social policy and development in East Africa : the case of education and labour market policies / Chachage Seithy L. Chachage -- Education, employment and development in Southern Africa : the role of social policy in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe / Fred T. Hendricks -- Social policy and the challenge of development in Nigeria and Ghana : the cases of education and labour market policies / Bola Udegbe -- The role of social policy in development : health, water and sanitation in East Africa / Rosemary Atieno, Alfred Ouma Shem -- The sociopolitical structure of accumulation and social policy in Southern Africa / Patrick Bond -- Social policy in the development context : water, health and sanitation in Ghana and Nigeria / Oka Obono.
Summary: This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa
Item type: Book
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Co-published with UNRISD.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In search of inclusive development : introduction / 'Jìmí O. Adésínà -- Ruling ideas and social development in sub-Saharan Africa : an assessment of nationalist, Keynesian and neoliberal paradigms / Abdul-Ganiyu Garba -- Social policy and development in East Africa : the case of education and labour market policies / Chachage Seithy L. Chachage -- Education, employment and development in Southern Africa : the role of social policy in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe / Fred T. Hendricks -- Social policy and the challenge of development in Nigeria and Ghana : the cases of education and labour market policies / Bola Udegbe -- The role of social policy in development : health, water and sanitation in East Africa / Rosemary Atieno, Alfred Ouma Shem -- The sociopolitical structure of accumulation and social policy in Southern Africa / Patrick Bond -- Social policy in the development context : water, health and sanitation in Ghana and Nigeria / Oka Obono.

This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa

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