Building Equality and Opportunity Through Social Guarantees: New Approaches to Public Policy and the Realization of Rights

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Foreword -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Social Policy, Citizenship, and the Realization of Rights / Andrew Norton, Estanislao Gacitua-Mario, Sophia V. Georgieva -- Part I. Perspectives on Rights-Based Social Policy -- Chapter 2. Increasing Social Inclusion through Social Guarantees / Estanislao Gacitua-Mario, Andrew Norton -- Chapter 3. Democratic Governance and Institution Building for Inclusive Social Policy: The Latin American Experience / Estanislao Gacitua-Mario, Sophia V. Georgieva, Leonardo Moreno -- Chapter 4. Comprehensive Social Policy for Inclusive and Sustainable Globalization / Steen Lau Jorgensen, Rodrigo Serrano-Berthet -- Part II. Implementing Social Policies with a Rights-Based Focus: Examples from the Caribbean, Latin America, and South Africa -- Chapter 5. Implementing Social Guarantees: The Regime of Explicit Guarantees in Health in Chile / Leonardo Moreno, Mauricio Rosenbluth -- Chapter 6. The Role of the Courts in Realizing Rights to Housing and Health: The Case of South Africa / Sibonile Khoza -- Chapter 7. Establishing Social Equity: Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru / Sophia V. Georgieva, Enrique Vasquez, Gover Barja, Fernando Garcia Serrano, Ramiro Larrea Flores -- Chapter 8. Achieving Equitable and Inclusive Citizenship through Social Policy: The Cases of Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis / Rachel Hannah Nadelman, Lavern Louard-Greaves, Carol Watson Williams -- Chapter 9. Moving toward Comprehensive Social Policy: The Case of Uruguay / Fernando Filgueira, Sophia V. Georgieva, Sergio Lijtenstein -- Chapter 10. A Bridge to Peace through Citizenship Building: Guaranteeing Health and Education Rights in Colombia / Flavia Carbonari, Jorge E. Vargas -- Index -- Boxes -- 1.1. The Dimensions of a Social Guarantee: A Summary -- 3.1. Social Policy in Latin America: A Historical Perspective -- 4.1. Four Critical Functions Played by Safety Nets. Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 137 (EAN 9780821378830, Paperback)