| Description |
xiii, 226 pages ; 23 cm |
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New frontiers of social policy |
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New frontiers of social policy.
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: Notes -- References -- ch. 4 Perceptions of Injustice and Social Cohesion -- Perceptions of Injustice, Measurable Inequalities, and Intergroup Tensions -- Different Criteria for Assessing Fairness -- Contextual Factors Exacerbate Perceptions of Injustice across Groups -- Notes -- References -- ch. 5 Social Cohesion and Interactions between Institutions -- Constructive Interactions between Customary and State Institutions, and Social Cohesion -- Problems Associated with Unconstructive Interactions Observed in the Field -- The Role of Civil Society in Improving Interactions between Customary and State Institutions -- Moving Forward: Understanding How Social Cohesion Affects Broader Relationships in Society -- Notes -- References -- ch. 6 Changing Relationships and Social Cohesion -- Population Movements -- Generational Relationships -- Challenges to Gender Relationships -- Notes -- References -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 7 From Concept to Practice: Fostering Social Cohesion to Reduce Fragility -- Defining a New Approach: Placing Social Cohesion at the Center of Development Strategies -- Prioritizing Social Cohesion through a Flexible Programming Approach -- Creating Space to Support Voice and Mediation between Various Understandings of World and Society -- Improving Analytical Methods and Tools to Better Assess Societal Dynamics and the Context in Which They Operate -- Combining Social and Political Analysis -- Notes -- References -- ch. 8 Designing Policies and Programs to Build Social Cohesion -- Addressing Perceptions of Injustice across Groups -- Improving Interactions among Institutions -- Supporting Civil Society in Improving the Relationship between State and Society -- Strengthening State Capacity to Engage Positively with Society -- Notes -- References |
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Machine generated contents note: Method and Approach -- Key Findings -- Operationalizing the Findings: Recommendations for Putting Social Cohesion at the Center of Development Efforts in Fragile Situations -- References -- ch. 1 Understanding Fragility -- Approach of the Study: Seeing Fragility from a Societal Perspective -- Study Methodology -- Organization of the Book -- Notes -- References -- ch. 2 Understanding State-Society Connectedness -- State Building and Citizenship -- State-Society Interactions -- Social Cohesion and the State-Society Relationship -- Notes -- References -- ch. 3 Social Cohesion: A Convergence across Groups -- Understanding Convergence across Groups -- Convergence and Cohesion -- Divergence, Bridging Failures, and Bonding Failures -- Some Societal Dynamics Are Especially Counterproductive to Convergence across Groups -- Unintended Effects of Economic and Political Factors on Convergence -- Going Forward: Building Social Cohesion in Fragile Situations -- |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Civil society -- Developing countries.
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Social groups -- Developing countries.
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Social planning -- Developing countries.
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Social stratification -- Developing countries.
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| SUBJECT |
Developing countries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037341 -- Social policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008646
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| Author |
Marc, Alexandre, 1956-
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World Bank.
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| LC no. |
2012031080 |
| ISBN |
9780821396568 |
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9780821397084 (electronic) |
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