Introduction / Ganesh Sitaraman & Anne Alstott -- More than meets the eye : government social provision and the politics of "public options" / Mallory SoRelle & Suzanne Mettler -- The entrpreneurial state : socializing risks and rewards / Mariana Mazzucato & Henry Lishi Li -- Challenges in...

"This book examines the social welfare policies and programmes devised to address different societal issues and concerns across the South Asian countries. It focuses on the design and delivery of the social welfare policies related to women, children, the elderly, and groups below poverty. It...