ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2010/Technical Paper.5
Country: Arab region, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, State of Palestine
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Financing for development, Governance & enabling environment, Inclusive development, Future of employment
Initiatives: Sustainable urban development
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Arab countries, Civil society, Economic development, Governance, Private sector, Social integration, Social policy, Social security, Social services
Managing change: social policy for economic development
January 2011
This pamphlet emphasizes the need for sustainable growth strategies to promote investment in human resources and the expansion of social protection. It also stresses the need for a new system of governance, which is compatible with changing social relations in Arab societies, as clearly reflected by development visions and strategies in Arab countries. The pamphlet also highlights the need to come up with a new distribution of responsibilities so as to involve both private and public sectors and enhance government responsibility for ensuring equality and social inclusion.
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This pamphlet emphasizes the need for sustainable growth strategies to promote investment in human resources and the expansion of social protection. It also stresses the need for a new system of governance, which is compatible with changing social relations in Arab societies, as clearly reflected by development visions and strategies in Arab countries. The pamphlet also highlights the need to come up with a new distribution of responsibilities so as to involve both private and public sectors and enhance government responsibility for ensuring equality and social inclusion.
