ABSTRACT

Over the past decade there has been a worrying increase in poverty in the industrialised countries of the "North", while many of the developing countries of the "South" have experienced some improvement. This collection argues that there are a number of likenesses between the predicaments of North and South, and that these warrant further investigation and analysis.

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I

chapter 3|12 pages

Globalisation and social policy

Thoughts for international development cooperation

chapter 4|34 pages

Risk and vulnerability

The forward-looking role of social protection in a globalizing world

part |2 pages

PART I I

chapter 5|40 pages

Governance and the common man

Embedding social policy in the search for security

chapter 6|26 pages

Economic growth and social capital

chapter 7|16 pages

Defining the limits of a discourse: ‘social capital’ in Africa JOH AMP

‘Social capital’ in Africa

part 11|2 pages

1 T III The globalisation of poverty discourse

part |2 pages

PART I V Anti-poverty instruments in North and South

chapter 12|8 pages

Social capital and micro-enterprise development

Microfinance and urban regeneration in eastern Europe