Regional Social Policy from Above: International Organisations and Regional Social Policy

Book Title: 
World-Regional Social Policy and Global Governance
Publication Year: 
2010
Publication Place: 
London
Publisher: 
Routledge
ISBN: 
9780415456593
Pages: 
40-62
Abstract: 

Focusing on transnational regionalism, this book examines the trajectory and crossing over of the three strands of scholarly analysis within the past decade which have given rise to this volume: the perceived negative impact of neo-liberal globalisation upon national social policy; the need for but the difficulty of securing reforms in the institutions of global social governance; and the increasing salience of the world-regional level of governance in handling cross-border issues.

Keywords: 
Social policy; Regionalism