Law and Social Policy in the Global South - Brazil, China, India, South Africa

This book is a pioneering study of the origins and the trajectories of the law governing social policy in the global South.

List of contents

1. Law and Social Policy in the Global South: Setting the Stage Ulrike Davy 2. Brazil’s Social Policies since the 1930s: From Fragmentation to Universalism Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz 3. Law and Social Policy in the People’s Republic of China: From Communism to Marketisation Albert H.Y. Chen 4. Law and Social Policy in India: From Growth-Based Welfare to Welfare Entitlements Sarbani Sen 5. Law and Social Policy in South Africa: From Untold Suffering and Injustice to a Future Based on Human Rights Letlhokwa George Mpedi 6. Southern Welfare: From Social Insurance to Social Security Ulrike Davy

About the author

Ulrike Davy is Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, German and International Social Security Law, and Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law, Bielefeld University, Germany, and Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Albert H.Y. Chen is the Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor and Chair of Constitutional Law at the University of Hong Kong.

Summary

This book is a pioneering study of the origins and the trajectories of the law governing social policy in the global South.

Product details

• Authors: Ulrike Chen Davy
• Assisted by: Albert H.Y. Chen (Editor), Ulrike Davy (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032151670
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215167-0
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; China, Sociology, Brazil, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intergovernmental Organizations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Comparative, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, India, Social groups, Republic of South Africa, Politics & government, Social welfare & social services, Social discrimination & inequality, Social welfare and social services, Politics and government, comparative law, Social Law, Social law and Medical law, Social discrimination and social justice, Social groups, communities and identities