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Zusatztext Recommended. Informationen zum Autor José Antonio Ocampo is codirector of Banco de la Republica (Colombia’s central bank), professor in the School of International and Public Affairs (on leave for public service), and copresident of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University. His books with Columbia University Press are Growth and Policy in Developing Countries: A Structuralist Approach (2009, coauthor), Development Cooperation in Times of Crisis (2012, coedited with José Antonio Alonso), and Too Little, Too Late: The Quest to Resolve Sovereign Debt Crises (2016, also coedited with Joseph E. Stiglitz), and The Welfare State Revisited (2018). Klappentext The welfare state has been under attack for decades! but now more than ever we need strong social programs to combat inequality! support social justice! and even improve economic performance. This book brings together distinguished contributors to examine global variations of social programs and make the case for a redesigned welfare state. Zusammenfassung The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever we need strong social programs to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. This book brings together distinguished contributors to examine global variations of social programs and make the case for a redesigned welfare state. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acronyms Preface Part I 1. The Welfare State in the Twenty-First Century! by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2. Adapting Labor and Social Protection Systems to Twenty-First-Century Capitalism! by Sandra Polaski 3. The Welfare State in the Twenty-First Century: Latest Trends in Social Protection! by Isabel Ortiz 4. Supporting Equal Opportunities Through Laws and Policies: Global Progress and Persisting Challenges! by Jody Heymann and Aleta Sprague 5. The Sustainable Development Goals! Domestic Resource Mobilization! and the Poor! by Nora Lustig 6. Intra-Household Inequality and Overall Inequality! by Ravi Kanbur 7. Human Capital! Inequality! and Growth! by Torben M. Andersen Part II 8. The EU Welfare State: Past! Present! and Future! by Elva Bova and Ernst Stetter 9. Visible Costs and Hidden Gains! by Kalle Moene 10. Social Protection Systems in Latin America: Toward Universalism and Redistribution! by José Antonio Ocampo and Natalie Gómez-Arteaga 11. Social Protection in Latin America: Some Challenges for Reducing Inequality! by Ana Sojo 12. Do Competitive Markets of Individual Savings Accounts and Health Insurance Work as Part of the Welfare State?! by Andras Uthoff 13. Innovations in Protecting the Old: Mostly Social Insurance and Some Assets! by Teresa Ghilarducci 14. Universal Basic Income and the Welfare State! by Richard McGahey 15. Employment Guarantee in the Age of Precarity: The Case of India's NREGA! by Amit Basole and Arjun Jayadev Contributors Index ...
