Social Policy

UN DESA Policy Notes, 2007

69 Pages Posted: 18 Jul 2007 Last revised: 29 Jun 2011

See all articles by Isabel Ortiz

Isabel Ortiz

Initiative for Policy Dialogue

Abstract

This note on Social Policy provides practical guidance on how to operationalize alternative equitable and employment-generating social policies in National Development Strategies. This Policy Note has been developed in cooperation with United Nations agencies, and has been officially reviewed by distinguished academics/ development specialists such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Jomo K.S. and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz.

Keywords: social policy, equity, employment, welfare, development planning

JEL Classification: O1, O2, J0, I0

Suggested Citation

Ortiz, Isabel, Social Policy. UN DESA Policy Notes, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1001486

Isabel Ortiz (Contact Author)

Initiative for Policy Dialogue ( email )

Columbia University
New York, NY
United States

HOME PAGE: http://policydialogue.org/programs/taskforces/global_social_justice/