Social Development and Public Policy

The book shows, through in-depth case studies, how some low income countries have made enormous strides in overcoming problems of adult literacy, lack of schooling, high child mortality, rapid population growth, mass poverty and gender inequalities. With contributions from outstanding scholars, the book analyses the experiences with social development and public policy of Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Kerala, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Using a holistic approach, it draws lessons and evaluates their relevance for other countries interested in emulating their achievements.

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SOLON L. BARRACLOUGH Senior Consultant to UNRISD GODFREY GUNATILLEKE Chairman of the Marga Institute, Centre for Development Studies, Sri Lanka CARMELO MESO-LAGO Distinguished Professor of Economics and Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh VALENTINE M. MOGHADAM Director of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology, Illinois State University V.K. RAMACHANDRAN Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbia, India CARL RISKIN Professor of Economics, Queen's College, City University of New York JAIME RUIZ-TAGLE Professor of Sociology, Santiago de Chile

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Preface Notes on the Contributors Social Development and Public Policy: Some Lessons from Successful Experiences; D.Ghai Human Development Achievements in an Indian State: A Case Study of Kerala; V.K.Ramachandran Social Development and China's Changing Development Strategy; C.Riskin Sri Lanka's Social Achievements and Challenges; G.Gunatilleke Social Development, State Capacity and Economic Reform: The Experience of Vietnam; V.M.Mogadam Protecting Social Achievements During Economic Crisis in Cuba; S.Barraclough Achieving and Sustaining Social Development with Limited Resources: The Experience of Costa Rica; C.Mesa-Lago Balancing Targeted and Universal Social Policies: The Chilean Experience; J.Ruiz-Tagle Index