ABSTRACT
This chapter relates issues of stratification to social development policy. The treatment is neither formal nor exhaustive, but suggestive: its aim is to elicit further critical thought around a few seminal ideas. Six points are discussed:
1 Analytical images underlying policy approaches. 2 The predilection of policy-makers for ideological dichotomies. 3 The notion of “multiple identities” as a guide to transcending dichotomies. 4 A practical tool for approaching policy arenas. 5 Incentive systems, the key to social development policy. 6 Conclusion: an agenda for further reflection.
