Global Social Policy in the Making: The Foundations of the Social Protection Floor

Deacon, Bob, Global Social Policy in the Making: The Foundations of the Social Protection Floor, (Bristol: Policy Press, 2013).

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  • Author Deacon, Bob
    Title Global Social Policy in the Making: The Foundations of the Social Protection Floor
    Publication Date 2013
    Place of Publication Bristol
    Publisher Policy Press
    Edition First Edition
    Pages 208
    Language eng
    Abstract The global economic crisis continue to dominate headlines, yet measures to build a social floor under the global economy and reform global governance have received little attention. In 2012 the Social Protection Floor was adopted as a global social policy measure ensuring that all could have access to essential health care and income security over their lifespan. This book by the world’s leading authority on global social policy examines why and how the Social Protection Floor became ILO, UN and G20 policy and how the World Bank and IMF took steps to lay its foundation. Bob Deacon explains this development in terms of four influences: firstly, shifts in the global social structure, secondly, processes inside international institutions, thirdly, global actors -sometimes individuals - using their positions to make change, and fourthly, shifting discourses about social protection. This much-needed contribution to the field of global social policy will be of interest to students of international relations, international organization and development studies and should be read by international civil servants in global agencies.
    UNBIS Thesaurus SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
    WORLD GOVERNMENT
    Keyword Social protection
    Global governance
    Copyright Holder The Author
    Copyright Year 2013
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9781447312345
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