Social protection, education and gender equality

This chapter and chapter IV provide an overview of policies that have contributed to reducing poverty and overcoming the human development challenges encompassed by the MDGs with a focus on social policies. As noted in chapter I, this Survey recognizes that economic and social policies are indivisible aspects of broader development policy. The Survey also recognizes the difficulty in determining exactly whether the MDGs were the main motivators of the policies reviewed. Many of the social policies under review predate the MDGs; therefore, their continued use was actually a confirmation of countries? long-term policy commitments to poverty reduction and human development, which was demonstrated in many developing countries? efforts to scale up social spending.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development