Broken Promises of Globalization: The Case of the Bangladesh Garment Industry contributes to the contemporary debate on the limits and possibilities of globalization to the global south. It examines how a Least Developed Country is dealing with both domestic and external pressures in its...

Intro -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Crucial Features of the Social Security Debate: A Cross-country Analysis -- 3 - Theories of Welfare State Expansion and Retrenchment -- 4 - Assessing the Political Sustainability of Social Security Systems: A...

Gesundheitssysteme, Afrika, Sozialversicherung, Krankenversicherung, Informeller Sektor, Gesundheitssystementwicklung, Soziale Krankenversicherung, gemeindebasierte Krankenversicherung, Integrierte Soziale Sicherung, Universelle Abdeckung, Universal Health Coverage, Social Health Insurance,...

Global developments in basic income have reinvigorated political debates on the necessity of progressing to universal basic income implementation. Basic income is a powerful strategy for addressing poverty gaps and growing inequality. This book provides new insights and strategies from an...