2006, ISBN: 9780439874878

Academic Foundation/United Nations, 2006. Softcover. New. Since the series was launched in 1952, the Report on the World Social Situation has served as a foundation for discussions and … More...

Academic Foundation/United Nations, 2006. Softcover. New. Since the series was launched in 1952, the Report on the World Social Situation has served as a foundation for discussions and policy analysis of socio-economic issues at the intergovernmental level. It has served to identify emerging social trends of international concern and analyze relationships among major development issues with national, regional and international dimensions. The 2005 Report continues that tradition by addressing the subject of inequality. In particular, it focuses on some of the growing inequalities that make it challenging, but all the more imperative, to reach the Millennium Development Goals. It shows us that we cannot advance the development agenda without addressing the challenges of inequality within and between countries—the widening gap between skilled and unskilled workers, the chasm between the formal and informal economies, the growing disparities in health, education and opportunities for social and political participation. The Report identifies four areas of particular importance: addressing worldwide asymmetries resulting from globalization; incorporating explicitly the goal of reducing inequality in policies and programmes designed to achieve poverty reduction; expanding opportunities for employment, with particular attention to improving conditions in the informal economy; and promoting social integration and cohesion as key to development, peace and security. By detailing some of the most critical issues affecting social development today, the Report can help guide decisive action to build a more secure and prosperous world in which people are better able to enjoy their fundamental human rights and freedoms. Overcoming the inequality predicament is an essential element of this quest. CONTENTS IN DETAIL : Preface Explanatory notes Executive summary Introduction I. The case for focusing on inequality Linkages between poverty eradication and inequality Inequality and the economic dimension of poverty Inequality and the socio-political dimensions of poverty Structural reform, the public sector and inequality Universal access to education, health care and social protection Patterns of intervention Conclusion II. A spotlight on inequality: the informal economy A brief overview of the informal economy The attraction of the informal economy Reasons for the growth of the informal economy Linkages between the formal and informal economies Conclusion III. Trends and patterns of inequality Economic aspects of inequality Income inequality between countries Income inequality within countries Poverty Unemployment Non-economic aspects of inequality Health Life expectancy Maternal and child health HIV/AIDS and other deseases Hunger and malnutrition Education Conclusion IV. Inequalities and social integration Intergenerational dimensions of inequality Consumption, inequality and social integration Violence and inequality Violent crime Armed conflict Youth demographics Rape and child soldiers Domestic violence and slavery Fostering democracy and social integration Conclusion V. The changing context of development and inequality Globalization: asymmetries and the loss of policy space The impact of liberalization and stabilization policies on inequality Financial liberalization Trade liberalization Financing the social agenda Official development assistance Innovative sources of financing Migrant remittances The peace dividend The role of the State and civil society Conclusion VI. The way forward: policies to reduce inequality Redressing global asymmetries Intensifying integrated stra Printed Pages: 170., Academic Foundation/United Nations, 2006, 6, Scholstic, 2006. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Harley Jessup. NEW 2006 Scholastic paperback, 1st paperback printing, first printing. Bright clever color illustrations by Harley Jessup. CONTENT: When Anna overhears that Aunt Julie wants her to be a flower girl in her wedding, she couldn't be more disgusted. She thinks weddings are boring and would rather be riding her bike. But then she follows her mother, aunt, and grandmother to the attic and watches them unpack her mother's wedding dress and her grandmother's veil. Before long, Anna forgets her initial reaction and gets into the spirit of things. By the end of the book, she has completely changed her tune. Furgang's simple story is well told and charmingly illustrated. Jessup's gleeful images convey Anna's rambunctious nature and mercurial disposition while incorporating carefully chosen design elements, like the pink and blue patterns from the boxes in the attic that show up on the endpapers and as backdrops for certain pictures. Just like the boxes, the book has delightful surprises inside. K-3, Scholstic, 2006, 6<