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UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL SOCIAL POLICY

Second edition

Edited by Nicola Yeates

First published in Great Britain in 2014 by

Policy Press University of Bristol 6th Floor Howard House Queens Avenue Clifton Bristol BS8 1SD UK Tel +44 (0)117 331 5020 Fax +44 (0)117 331 5367 e-mail

North American office: Policy Press c/o The University of Chicago Press 1427 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637, USA t: +1 773 702 7700 f: +1 773-702-9756

Policy Press and the Social Policy Association 2014

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ISBN 978 1 44731 025 9 epub
ISBN 978 1 44731 026 6 Kindle

The right of Nicola Yeates to be identified as editor of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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The statements and opinions contained within this publication are solely those of the editors and contributors and not of the University of Bristol, Policy Press or the Social Policy Association. The University of Bristol, Policy Press and the Social Policy Association disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any material published in this publication.

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Contents

Nicola Yeates

Chris Holden

Bob Deacon

Kevin Farnsworth

Chris Holden

Robert OBrien

Meri Koivusalo and Eeva Ollila

Mitchell A. Orenstein and Bob Deacon

Roger Dale and Susan Robertson

John Muncie

Anne Hendrixson, Nicholas Hildyard, Larry Lohmann and Sarah Sexton

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ADB	Asian Development Bank
ASEAN	Association of South East Asian Nations
ASEM	Asia-Europe Meeting
AU	African Union
BIAC	Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD
BIT	Bilateral Investment Treaty
BMGF	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BRIC	Brazil, Russia, India and China
CARICC	Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre
CEE	Central and Eastern Europe
CEO	Chief executive officer
CfBT	Centre for British Teachers
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency (US)
CSR	Corporate social responsibility
DAC	Development Advisory Committee (OECD)
DELSA	Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (OECD)
DFID	Department for International Development, UK (prior to 1997, known as the Overseas Development Administration, ODA)
EC	European Commission
ECLAC	Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
EFA	Education for All
ERT	European Round Table
ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ETI	Ethical Trade Initiative
EU	European Union
Europol	European Police Office (an EU law enforcement organisation)
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organisation
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation (US)
FCTC	Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
FDI	Foreign direct investment
FLA	Fair Labour Association
G8	Group of 8
G20	Group of 20
G77	Group of 77
GATS	General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GBIA	Global business interest association
GCCI	Gulf Centre for Criminal Intelligence
GDI	Gross domestic income
GDP	Gross domestic product
GHPPP	Global health publicprivate partnership
GNI	Gross national income
GUF	Global union federation
HDI	Human Development Index
HFA	Health for All
HIAP	Health in All Policies
HPI	Human Poverty Index
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICC	International Chamber of Commerce ()
ICC	International Criminal Court ()
ICFTU	International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICPD	International Conference on Population and Development
ICSW	International Council on Social Welfare
IDA	International Development Association
IDB	Inter-American Development Bank
IFC	International Finance Corporation (the World Bank)
IFI	International financial institution
IGO	International governmental organisation
IHR	International health regulation
ILO	International Labour Organization
IMF	International Monetary Fund
INGO	International non-governmental organisation
Interpol	International Criminal Police Organisation
IPPF	International Planned Parenthood Federation
ITUC	International Trade Union Confederation
IUD	Inter-uterine device
JRR	Justice Rapid Response
MDG	Millennium Development Goal
MFN	Most favoured nation
MNC	Multinational corporation
MPI	Multidimensional Poverty Index
MSF	Mdecins sans Frontires
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement
NCD	Non-communicable disease
NGO	Non-governmental organisation
NPM	New public management
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAYG	Pay-as-you-go
PHM	Peoples Health Movement
PISA	Programme for International Student Assessment (OECD)
PLO	Police liaison officer (overseas)
PPP	Publicprivate partnership ()
PPP	Purchasing power parity ()
PRSP	Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

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