Download This PaperRegional Social Policy
UN DESA Working Paper No. 37
29 Pages Posted: 18 Jul 2007
Date Written: June 2007
Abstract
This paper argues why countries should give priority to developing cross-border regional social policies. The first part presents the conceptual case for regional social policies in terms of how the social dimension of regionalism can provide an alternative to the current pattern of globalization. The second presents the concept and dimensions of regional social policies. The third part reviews progress to date, which suggests that the time is right to pursue this agenda. The paper closes with some institutional issues related to how regional social policy might be advanced, including options for financing regional social policies.
Keywords: Regional social policy, globalization, international public goods, financing for development
JEL Classification: F02, I38, H87, O19
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