Dear Colleagues,
The debate about how to regulate the global economy has taken an
interesting turn from the point of view of those of us concerned
about the social impact of globalisation.
Gordon Brown's, UK Chancellor of Exchequer, proposal clearly links
global financial regulation with the need for a code of best practice
in social policy which "would be more than a mere safety net".
This code is now being discussed inside the World Bank and a concern
is that it needs to be owned by a wider set of global actors than just
the Bank whose track record on social policy is questionable.
A short note on this issue has been posted on the news page of the
GASPP (Globalism and Social Policy Programme) web page which
colleagues might like to download. Check it out at
http://www.stakes.fi/gaspp
I would welcome feed back.
Bob Deacon.
PROFESSOR BOB DEACON,DIRECTOR GLOBALISM AND SOCIAL POLICY PROGRAMME(GASPP)
Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S102TE
and STAKES,National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health,
Siltasaarenkatu 18, P.O.BOX 220, 00531 Helsinki, Finland.
Sheffield contact: [log in to unmask] Phone 44(0)114.222.6407, Fax44(0)114.276.8125
Helsinki contact: [log in to unmask] Phone 358.9.3967.2482 Fax 358.9.3967.2417.
http://www.stakes.fi/gaspp
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