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With a contemporary overview of global social policy formation, the
third edition of this leading textbook identifies key issues,
debates and priorities for action in social policy across the
Global South and North. Accessible and lively, it incorporates
seven new chapters covering theory, social justice, climate,
migration, gender, young people and water, energy and food. The
original chapters have also been fully updated to reflect major
developments in the fast-changing world of global social policy.
Key features include: * overview and summary boxes to bookend each
chapter; * questions for discussion and follow-up activities; *
further reading and resources. Exploring what it means to locate
human welfare within a global framework of social policy analysis
and action, this textbook offers a perfect guide for curious
students.
With a contemporary overview of global social policy formation, the
third edition of this leading textbook identifies key issues,
debates and priorities for action in social policy across the
Global South and North. Accessible and lively, it incorporates
seven new chapters covering theory, social justice, climate,
migration, gender, young people and water, energy and food. The
original chapters have also been fully updated to reflect major
developments in the fast-changing world of global social policy.
Key features include: * overview and summary boxes to bookend each
chapter; * questions for discussion and follow-up activities; *
further reading and resources. Exploring what it means to locate
human welfare within a global framework of social policy analysis
and action, this textbook offers a perfect guide for curious
students.
Does the state still frame debates about new technology? Can
policy-makers ensure the benefits of health developments through
genomics while still satisfying the expectations of society and the
economic imperatives? In this critique of the new governance agenda
for research and innovation in life sciences, the authors discuss
the world-wide policy decisions needed, with particular reference
to genomics. They suggest the many facets of policy and could be
treated as a government-governance continuum, where different
aspects of genomics may sit at different points, and co-exist.
Their findings offer valuable insights for the future and will help
promote a global solution to this problem.
Innovation has the potential to address a number of development
challenges such as combating poverty and delivering health
services, but all too often technological progress has failed to
consider the needs of the poor, and has actually served to increase
inequalities, rather than sharing out the benefits of new
technologies and economic growth. Inclusive Innovation for
Development outlines a theory of justice in innovation, arguing
that principles of equity, recognition and participation can guide
the direction of contemporary innovation systems towards equalising
social relations in the production of knowledge and innovation, and
meeting the basic needs of the poor. The book first explores why
inclusivity in innovation matters, and how the justice framework
can be used to support inclusive innovation. The book then goes on
to outline a 'needs-based' approach to innovation and development
and explains how its principles can be generated through public
action. Finally, it asks how we can effectively evaluate inclusive
innovation. Drawing on cases from Africa, Latin America and South
Asia, this book theorises innovation and justice in political
terms, arguing that inclusive innovation is not just a practical
necessity but a moral obligation. This book's novel approach to
innovation for development will be useful for upper-level students
and scholars of development studies, politics, and innovation
studies, as well as to local, national and international
policy-makers and practitioners dealing with international
development and inclusive innovation policies and programmes.
Does the state still frame debates about new technology? Can
policy-makers ensure the benefits of health developments through
genomics while still satisfying the expectations of society and the
economic imperatives? In this critique of the new governance agenda
for research and innovation in life sciences, the authors discuss
the world-wide policy decisions needed, with particular reference
to genomics. They suggest the many facets of policy and could be
treated as a government-governance continuum, where different
aspects of genomics may sit at different points, and co-exist.
Their findings offer valuable insights for the future and will help
promote a global solution to this problem.
Innovation has the potential to address a number of development
challenges such as combating poverty and delivering health
services, but all too often technological progress has failed to
consider the needs of the poor, and has actually served to increase
inequalities, rather than sharing out the benefits of new
technologies and economic growth. Inclusive Innovation for
Development outlines a theory of justice in innovation, arguing
that principles of equity, recognition and participation can guide
the direction of contemporary innovation systems towards equalising
social relations in the production of knowledge and innovation, and
meeting the basic needs of the poor. The book first explores why
inclusivity in innovation matters, and how the justice framework
can be used to support inclusive innovation. The book then goes on
to outline a 'needs-based' approach to innovation and development
and explains how its principles can be generated through public
action. Finally, it asks how we can effectively evaluate inclusive
innovation. Drawing on cases from Africa, Latin America and South
Asia, this book theorises innovation and justice in political
terms, arguing that inclusive innovation is not just a practical
necessity but a moral obligation. This book's novel approach to
innovation for development will be useful for upper-level students
and scholars of development studies, politics, and innovation
studies, as well as to local, national and international
policy-makers and practitioners dealing with international
development and inclusive innovation policies and programmes.
New Perspectives in International Development focuses on the latest
thinking in the field, moving the debate into areas such as the
connection between security, conflict, and development, managing
energy crises, the impact of environmental and climate change, and
the role that technology can play in alleviating these challenges.
The book explores the theme of development as a process of change;
as historical transformation in relation to contested sites of
power; it considers how human agency can affect change and the
different scales, from the local to the transnational, at which
change can occur. The interaction between these threads highlights
the complex processes involved in international development that
cannot be understood in isolation. Writers bring their own
theoretical and empirical tools from social sciences including
geography, politics, economics and environmental science. Chapters
move from the theoretical to include case studies, placing theory
in the context of the deliberate actions of people to improve their
lives. The book concludes by suggesting possible ways forward to
link development theories, models and practices. New Perspectives
in International Development is the second of two books in The Open
University's International Development series.
International Development in a Changing World introduces key
issues, debates and ideas about development in the 21st century.
Uniquely interweaving international relations and development
studies, the authorial team examines the contested concepts of
poverty, inequality and livelihood, and the emergence of 'new
powers' that will affect the architecture of international
development. Themes of power and agency, history and scale
integrate the many stories of development covered in the book,
highlighting development as a complex process of change and
interaction between people as well as between people and
institutions, including governments and non-governmental
organizations. Interdisciplinary in character, the book
incorporates theories and tools from across the social sciences to
provide a more holistic understanding of the social, economic and
political transformations involved than most textbooks in the field
can offer. Chapters are designed to inform policy and practice,
moving from the theoretical to look closely, using a series of case
studies, at the deliberate actions of people to improve their
livelihoods, communities and societies. International Development
in a Changing World is the first of two books in The Open
University's International Development series. Whether used as a
stand-alone text, or alongside its companion text: New Perspectives
in International Development, this is an ideal introduction to the
field for students of International Development, International
Relations, Global Politics and Global Social Policy.
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