Back | Programme Area: Special Events (2000 - 2009) Visible Hands: Taking Responsibility for Social Development Programme Area: Special Events (2000 - 2009) Project Title: Geneva 2000: The Next Step in Social Development No. of Pages: 190 Too much confidence in the "invisible hand" of unregulated markets has been matched by too little understanding of the necessary relation between public policy and development. Efficient markets require the contributions of a well-run public sector. They require a healthy, a well-educated and well-informed population. And they require the social stability that grows out of democratic governance and an acceptable level of public provision. This UNRISD report for Geneva 2000 explores recent efforts to reassert the value of equity and social cohesion in an increasingly individualistic world. Markets in themselves have no capacity to imagine or create a decent society for all. Only the "visible hands" of governments and public-spirited people can do that. The full report is available in PDF format. Contents Preface and Table of Contents Overview Chapter 1: Globalization with a Human Mask Chapter 2: Who Pays? Financing Social Development Chapter 3: Fragile Democracies Chapter 4: A New Mission for the Public Sector Chapter 5: Calling Corporations to Account Chapter 6: Civil Societies Chapter 7: Getting Development Right for Women Chapter 8: Sustaining Development Bibliography Publication and ordering details Pub. Date: 1 Jan 2000 Pub. Place: Geneva ISBN: 92-9085-032-9 Type: Paperback From: UNRISD