Social policy in the Middle East and North Africa: The new social protection paradigm and universal coverage

Rana Jawad; Nicola Jones; Mahmood Messkoub

doi:10.4337/9781786431998

Social policy in the Middle East and North Africa: The new social protection paradigm and universal coverage

Rana Jawad, Nicola Jones, Mahmood Messkoub

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This book presents a state of the art in the developing field of social policy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It offers an up-to-date conceptual analysis of social policy programmes and discourses in the MENA region by critically reviewing the range of social insurance and social assistance schemes that are currently in existence there. It also analyses and offers suggestions on which of these policies can positively impact the region’s advancement in terms of human development and in addressing social and economic inequalities and exclusion.

Original language	English
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Number of pages	268
ISBN (Electronic)	9781786431998
ISBN (Print)	9781786431981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786431998
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2019

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