Towards Integrated Social Policies in Arab Countries
Author | : United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 9211282977 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789211282979 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book Towards Integrated Social Policies in Arab Countries written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication sets out an analysis of social policies in Arab countries, and other countries at different stages of development (including Canada and Norway, Malaysia and Tunisia) selected for comparative purposes, in order to identify effective integrated policy approaches. Issues discussed include: the meaning of social policy and societal development; social policy in the context of values, ideologies and structures; specific issues such as economic and political development, poverty and inequality, education and health, the status of women and environmental issues; and policy models.