"New Frontiers of Social Policy - Inclusive States, Equity and Assets" discussed on Wednesday, June 4 at 12:00pm in JB1-080

The World Bank Public Information Center/InfoShop and the Social Development
Department at the World Bank

cordially invite you to a launch of a series of books

New Frontiers of Social Policy
Inclusive States, Equity and Assets

Weak governance, market imperfections and historically rooted structural
inequalities have undermined the effectiveness of social policy in many
developing countries and need a renewed commitment toward social dimensions of
sustainable development.

These three books by a multi-disciplinary group of development researchers focus
on different but interrelated conceptual and policy themes highly relevant to
debates on development, equity and poverty reduction. Each fills gaps in
knowledge and practice ten years after the Copenhagen World Summit on Social
Development. The themes include the relationship between equity and development,
the role of institutions in blocking or promoting transitions to more inclusive
states and more equitable forms of development, and the diverse strategies
adopted by people through migration, slum upgrading, natural resources
management, and informal businesses to accumulate assets and manage risks.

For more information and to buy the books please visit click here.

Wednesday
June 4, 2008
12:00 - 2:00pm
Refreshments will be served
World Bank J Building
Auditorium JB1-080
701 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC

*RSVP REQUIRED* Please send an email to infoshopevents@worldbank.org
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CHAIR
Kathy Sierra
Vice President and Head of Network, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank

MODERATOR
Caroline Kende-Robb
Sector Manager, Social Development Department, World Bank

BOOK INTRODUCTIONS BY THE EDITORS:
Anis Dani
Adviser, Social Policy SDV and Operations Adviser, QAG, World Bank

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
Arjan de Haan
Policy Analyst, Department for International Development (DFID), Beijing Office

Caroline Moser
Director Global Urban Research Centre, School of Environment and Development,
The University of Manchester

DISCUSSANTS
Francisco Ferreira
Lead Economist, Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank
Former Director of World Development Report 2006: Equity and Development

Carol Graham
Senior Fellow and Charles Robinson Chair, Foreign Policy/Global Economy and
Development, The Brookings Institution
Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

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