comprehensive global data analysis with social policy theory development. The theory of global ideal-typical welfare regimes, also … known as the “Ten Worlds of Welfare Regime Theory”, as set forth earlier by Christian Aspalter, is now in this book tested … Worlds Theory. All in all, about 150 countries are included in this test, measuring numerous variables on two main dimensions …

"An overview of the economic development of and policies intended to combat poverty around the world." …"While there is no denying that the world has made huge progress against absolute poverty over the last 200 years … greater progress against poverty in the developing world in recent times-indeed, a faster pace of progress against extreme …