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Social Policy

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This United Nations Policy Note on Social Policy provides practical guidance on how to operationalize alternative equitable and employment-generating social policies in National Development Strategies. This Policy Note has been developed in cooperation with UN agencies, and has been officially reviewed by distinguished academics/ development specialists such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Jomo K.S. and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz.

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  • Isabel Ortiz, 2007. "Social Policy," Policy Notes 6, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs.
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    3. Cristina Ilie & Ionut Serban, 2014. "Social Policies in the Context of Globalization," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 4(2), pages 418-425, February.
    4. Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins, 2011. "Global Inequality: Beyond the Bottom Billion – A Rapid Review of Income Distribution in 141 Countries," Working papers 1102, UNICEF,Division of Policy and Strategy.
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    8. Cummins, Matthew, 2019. "The Macroeconomic and Social Investment Outlook for Children in Eastern and Southern Africa," MPRA Paper 97734, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    social policy; employment; welfare; development planning;
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    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy
    • J0 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General
    • I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General

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