Visible Hands : Taking Responsibility for Social Development

Unrisd,

ISBN 10: 1853837997 / ISBN 13: 9781853837999

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr 2001, 2001

About this Item

Neuware - This text shows how the visible hands of public participation and democratic governance are crucial in creating a decent society. The World Summit for Social Development in 1995 laid out an ambitious agenda to create an economic, political, social, cultural and legal environment for social development. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the progress to date, exploring efforts to reassert the value of equity and social cohesion in an increasingly individualistic world. It reveals the failings of unregulated markets and the importance of a well-run public sector, as well as a healthy and educated population.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visible Hands : Taking Responsibility for Social Development
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853837997
• ISBN 13: 9781853837999
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 203H x 0D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 203 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 535 grams

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Synopsis

This volume is a compilation of an United Nations research institute for social development report for Geneva in 2000. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the progress to date, exploring efforts to reassert the value of equity and social cohesion in an increasingly individualistic world.

About the Author

The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous multidisciplinary research agency on the social dimensions of problems affecting development.