One Hundred Years of Social Protection The Changing Social Question in Brazil, India, China, and South Africa

One Hundred Years of Social Protection The Changing Social Question in Brazil, India, China, and South Africa

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While the rise of social protection in the global North has been widely researched, we know little about the history of social protection in the global South. This volume investigates the experiences of four middle-income countries - Brazil, India, China and South Africa - from 1920 to 2020, analysi...

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Other Authors: Leisering, Lutz (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021
Series:Global Dynamics of Social Policy
Subjects:
Central government policies
Development studies
Sociology
Education
Social Policy
Comparative Social Policy
Development Studies
Politics of the Welfare State
Political Sociology
Education, general
Global Social Policy
Welfare
Social Economy
welfare state
development welfare capitalism
Global South
Southern welfare
Central / national / federal government policies
Politics & government
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Summary:While the rise of social protection in the global North has been widely researched, we know little about the history of social protection in the global South. This volume investigates the experiences of four middle-income countries - Brazil, India, China and South Africa - from 1920 to 2020, analysing if, when, and how these countries articulated a concern about social issues and social cohesion. As the first in-depth study of the ideational foundations of social protection policies and programmes in these four countries, the contributions demonstrate that the social question was articulated in an increasingly inclusive way. The contributions identify the ideas, beliefs, and visions that underpinned the movement towards inclusion and social peace as well as counteracting doctrines. Drawing on perspectives from the sociology of knowledge, grounded theory, historiography, discourse analysis, and process tracing, the volume will be of interest to scholars across political science, sociology, political economy, history, area studies, and global studies, as well as development experts and policymakers.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (437 p.)
ISBN:978-3-030-54959-6
Access:Open Access

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