State Building and Social Policies in Developing Countries: The Political Economy of Development

This book proposes a new framework linking social policy with citizenship and transformation,interjecting nation-building,public society,and public provisioning into the study of education,healthcare,and employment. It makes comprehensive critical comparisons between developed and developing countries,finds gaps in transformation,and suggests drivers for change. The intentions of social policymaking are to curb growing inequalities and provide public goods for skills formation,innovation,and citizenship education. The book provides feasible solutions through data sourced from international organizations and recognizes the unique postcolonial struggles and aspirations of developing countries. It is a continuation of the author's previous book and will draw the attention of scholars and researchers interested in social policies that address the transformational pathways of developing countries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 290 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking book departs from the conventional neoliberal paradigm to propose a novel framework that connects social policy with citizenship and transformation. By incorporating nation-building, public society, and public provisioning into the study of education, healthcare, and employment, the book ensures that the needs of citizens are met equitably. By amalgamating and consolidating these three broad domains of politico-economic discourse, this book takes a fresh approach to analyzing social policymaking in developing countries, identifying the drivers and triggers of transformation. It conducts comprehensive and thorough critical comparisons between the trajectories of developed and developing countries, identifies gaps in transformation, and suggests transformative drivers.

The primary objectives of social policymaking, as outlined in the book, are to address the escalating inequalities in the forms of class, power, and marginalization. The chapters on education prioritize the provision of public goods for skills formation, innovation, and citizenship education. The sections on healthcare focus on universal health care, rather than universal health coverage, by examining access, healthcare-seeking behavior, price setting, market provisioning, and other relevant factors. The chapters on employment propose strategies for expanding productive capacity, promoting factor mobility, and ensuring social security to provide work for all.

In addition to theorizing education, healthcare, and employment based on public provisioning by the people's state, underpinned by a public society, the book offers practical solutions through data sourced from all major international organizations. Furthermore, it recognizes the unique postcolonial struggles and aspirations of developing countries and accordingly adopts defining normative principles that reflect nuances and specificities.

Weight: 730g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032256108