Social Development and Public Policy

SOLON L. BARRACLOUGH Senior Consultant to UNRISD GODFREY GUNATILLEKE Chairman of the Marga Institute, Centre for Development Studies, Sri Lanka CARMELO MESO-LAGO Distinguished Professor of Economics and Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh VALENTINE M. MOGHADAM Director of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology, Illinois State University V.K. RAMACHANDRAN Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbia, India CARL RISKIN Professor of Economics, Queen's College, City University of New York JAIME RUIZ-TAGLE Professor of Sociology, Santiago de Chile

The book shows, through in-depth case studies, how some low income countries have made enormous strides in overcoming problems of adult literacy, lack of schooling, high child mortality, rapid population growth, mass poverty and gender inequalities.The book shows, through in-depth case studies, how some low income countries have made enormous strides in overcoming problems of adult literacy, lack of schooling, high child mortality, rapid population growth, mass poverty and gender inequalities. With contributions from outstanding scholars, the book analyses the experiences with social development and public policy of Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Kerala, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Using a holistic approach, it draws lessons and evaluates their relevance for other countries interested in emulating their achievements.