Building Decent Societies

Building Decent Societies

Peter Townsend

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Editorial:
Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Economía del desarrollo y economías emergentes
ISBN:
9780230235250
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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.

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