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Building Decent Societies

Rethinking the Role of Social Security in Development
By:P. Townsend
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230235250
eText ISBN:9780230251052
Edition:0
Copyright:2009
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.