Despite the increasing use and influence of global goals, little has been written about goal setting as a particular type of policy instrument in global governance. According to the UN intellectual history project (jolly et al, 2009), goal setting originated in the 1960s and made a major...

An important debate brought about by De Haan (2013) concerns how the very concept of the nation in India and China depends upon providing equitable instruments for the economic inclusion of segments of the population trapped in backward positions. Whereas in China social exclusion is more...

Global consumption grew by $10 trillion from 1990 to 2010. Who benefited, and what has happened to global and national inequality since 1990? (?)

Over the course of the first decade of the 21st century, with the support of a number of international organizations, Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) programmes became one of the social policy instruments most widely used to combat poverty in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Because of its...

Ever since UNDP started advocating for ?inclusive growth?, developing countries have set it as an avowed goal of their long-term strategies. However, there is no universally accepted definition of the concept or how to measure it, which are important considerations for policy formulation as well...

Progress in public policy and regulatory frameworks towards international climate governance has become increasingly more complex due to the plurality of political positions and statutory schemes in various countries. The creation of national and subnational policies on climate change can play a...

Government transfers to individuals and families play a central role in the Brazilian social protection system, accounting for almost 14 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009. While their fiscal and redistributive impacts have been widely studied, the macroeconomic effects of...

It is often assumed that the mere implementation of a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) policy model, with its emphasis on altering recipients? behaviour or preferences via co-responsibilities, can bring about a desired new social order. However, this assumption obscures relatively autonomous...

Research into multidimensional poverty has gathered momentum in the last half decade, most notably in the aftermath of the global food and financial crises of 2007?2008. It has gained further momentum since the UNDP-OPHI launched the 2010 Human Development Report and more recently as part of the...

To discuss the future of the Programa Bolsa Família it is necessary to acknowledge its dual nature?namely, a targeted minimum income programme and a targeted child allowance.