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This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight important conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa.
This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight important conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa.
List of Tables List of Figures Foreword Preface List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Notes on Contributors Social Policy and the Quest for Inclusive Development: Introduction; J.Adésínà Ruling Ideas and Social Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Nationalist, Keynesian and Neoliberal Paradigms; A.G.Garba Social Policy and Development in East Africa: The Case of Education and Labour Market Policies; C.S.L.Chachage Education, Employment and Development in Southern Africa: The Role of Social Policy in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe; F.T.Hendricks Social Policy and the Challenge of Development in Nigeria and Ghana: The Cases of Education and Labour Market Policies; B.Udegbe The Role of Social Policy in Development: Health, Water and Sanitation in East Africa; R.Atieno & A.Ouma Shem The Socio-Political Structure of Accumulation and Social Policy in Southern Africa; P.Bond Social Policy in the Development Context: Water, Health and Sanitation in Ghana and Nigeria; O.Obono Index