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Visible Hands: Taking Responsibility for Social Development
Visible Hands: Taking Responsibility for Social Development, This text shows how the visible hands of public participation and democratic governance are crucial in creating a decent society. The World Summit for Social Development in 1995 laid out an ambitious agenda to create an economic, political, social, cultur, Visible Hands: Taking Responsibility for Social Development has a rating of 3.5 stars
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  • Visible Hands: Taking Responsibility for Social Development
  • Written by author UNRISD
  • Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd., May 2001
  • This text shows how the visible hands of public participation and democratic governance are crucial in creating a decent society. The World Summit for Social Development in 1995 laid out an ambitious agenda to create an economic, political, social, cultur
  • * Fundamental assessment of (the lack of) progress towards genuine social development - increases in equity, participation and empowerment* Penetrating critique of over-reliance on the "invisible hand" of unregulated markets to achieve it * Compre
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Acknowledgements
Preface
Overview
Ch. 1Globalization with a human mask1
From development to adjustment2
The Social Summit4
Globalization and economic growth5
Unfavourable trends in employment9
Poverty and inequality11
The causes of failure12
New views on growth and social development14
Globalization with a human mask17
Ch. 2Who pays? Financing social development19
Debt relief for the poorest countries20
Debt relief for middle-income countries22
Fresh departures for debt25
Development assistance26
Tax reform32
Pension reform35
Mobilizing resources at the grassroots38
A balance sheet40
Ch. 3Fragile democracies41
The governing dilemma42
Incomplete transitions44
The progress of political parties46
President or parliament?47
Democracy as means or end?48
The democratic alternative50
The rise of the technocrats51
Ethnicity and democratization55
Electoral systems and ethnic diversity59
The democratic process62
Ch. 4A new mission for the public sector63
Pressures for reform64
Fiscal stability65
Managerial efficiency68
Capacity building71
The future of public sector reform72
Ch. 5Calling corporations to account75
From confrontation to partnership78
Corporate motivation79
Piecemeal progress82
Alternatives to confrontation85
From hard to soft88
Ch. 6Civil societies91
Civil society and service delivery92
Precarious partnerships98
Civil society and international advocacy101
Intelligence, energy and rights110
Ch. 7Getting development right for women111
Women in democratization112
Fulfilling women's rights121
Reproductive health rights122
Women's education rights127
Women's economic rights131
A counter-alliance for women136
Ch. 8Sustaining development137
Sustainable cities138
Sustainable agriculture141
Sustainable water supplies146
Forest conservation151
Enduring realities154
Continuity or change?158
Bibliographical Note160
Background Papers162
Selected Bibliography163
Acronyms172


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