Building Equality and Opportunity through Social Guarantees : New Approaches to Public Policy and the Realization of Rights

dc.creatorGacitúa-Marió, Estanislao
dc.creatorNorton, Andrew
dc.creatorGeorgieva, Sophia V.
dc.date2012-03-19T10:03:44Z
dc.date2012-03-19T10:03:44Z
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:53:33Z
dc.descriptionThe book showcases an innovative approach to social policy that the author believes can act to transform the capacity of states to implement policies to enhance equality of opportunity among citizens. The approach is built around the framework of social guarantees and emphasizes multiple dimensions in the delivery of services and the realization of rights. The social guarantees approach converts abstract rights into defined standards that can be used as a framework for making public policy accountable to citizens. It emphasizes that effective realization of social rights requires attention not just to dimensions of access, but also to elements of quality, financial protection, and the availability of mechanisms of redress. Social guarantees strengthen citizenship through an emphasis on the policy mechanisms and democratic processes needed to define and support such standards. Rigorous analysis of available public resources and of institutions, programmatic approaches, and legal frameworks is essential to underpin the provision of social guarantees and to ensure that the set standards can be delivered to all.
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dc.identifier978-0-8213-7883-0
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2642
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7883-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412552
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationNew Frontiers of Social Policy
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUREAUCRATIC DISCRETION
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCIVIL LAW
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMBAT POVERTY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONSENSUS
dc.subjectCONSTITUTIONAL LAW
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCULTURAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECREE
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISPARITIES IN ACCESS
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RIGHTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOREIGN POLICY
dc.subjectFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectFUNDING SOURCES
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN BEINGS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMMUNODEFICIENCY
dc.subjectINCOME GROUP
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectINFORMED CHOICES
dc.subjectINSTITUTION BUILDING
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE AGENCIES
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COVENANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINVESTIGATIONS
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectLEGAL PROVISIONS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME FAMILIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectNATIONAL CONSTITUTION
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONALS
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOUTREACH
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYST
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY DESIGN
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY OF CONTROL
dc.subjectPOLICY PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY SERIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPRESIDENCY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectQUALITY SERVICES
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectRESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subjectRESEARCH COMMUNITY
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROGRAM
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRIGHT TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRIGHT TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectRIGHTS PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EQUITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subjectSOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PLANNING
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOVEREIGNTY
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION
dc.subjectSTATE AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectSTATE RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL AFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY SECTOR
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWELFARE STATE
dc.titleBuilding Equality and Opportunity through Social Guarantees : New Approaches to Public Policy and the Realization of Rights

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