Social Protection for the Americas Module 4: The Formulation of Social Policy and the Administration of Social Protection Systems Introduction Rationale and Course Description The course aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the meaning...
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Social Protection for the Americas Module 4: The Formulation of Social Policy and the Administration of Social Protection Systems Introduction Rationale and Course Description The course aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the meaning of social policy, social protection and social administration, the models of social policy and the principles and theories which underpin them, and the values which dictate social protection regimes. It aims to discuss social protection frameworks and the social policy process (including the management and administration of social welfare) and therefore affords you an understanding of the important relationship that exists between social policy and social administration. The issue of the centrality of preferences to social policy design, particularly who gets what and how preferences can be influenced by ideological leaning, personal welfare or circumstances is discussed as an important topic because of the trade- offs which we must
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