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Building Equality and Opportunity
 through Social Guarantees : New Approaches to Public Policy
 and the Realization of RightsThe book showcases an innovative
 approach to social policy that the author believes can act
 to transform the capacity of states to implement policies to
 enhance equality of opportunity among citizens. The approach
 is built around the framework of social guarantees and
 emphasizes multiple dimensions in the delivery of services
 and the realization of rights. The social guarantees
 approach converts abstract rights into defined standards
 that can be used as a framework for making public policy
 accountable to citizens. It emphasizes that effective
 realization of social rights requires attention not just to
 dimensions of access, but also to elements of quality,
 financial protection, and the availability of mechanisms of
 redress. Social guarantees strengthen citizenship through an
 emphasis on the policy mechanisms and democratic processes
 needed to define and support such standards. Rigorous
 analysis of available public resources and of institutions,
 programmatic approaches, and legal frameworks is essential
 to underpin the provision of social guarantees and to ensure
 that the set standards can be delivered to all.
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Increasing Social Inclusion through Social Guarantees : A Policy NoteThis policy note seeks to contribute to the consideration of social guarantees as tools for the design and/or monitoring of social policy and service delivery. It proposes a range of options to improve the delivery of and access to social services that can further social inclusion and democratic governance. The application of a social guarantee framework to social policy could significantly enhance the effectiveness of policy implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean, and can have a direct and positive impact on poor and vulnerable groups. This policy note is not intended as a blueprint for developing a social guarantee approach to social policy design and service delivery. Rather, it discusses the principles that could guide such undertaking, and it provides examples of how different countries have developed and implemented social programs using this approach. Social policy plays a critical role in promoting inclusion and strengthening democratic governance. As such, it contributes to the realization of normative human rights commitments. This document suggests that a social guarantee approach can be used to strengthen the delivery and monitoring of social programs. It highlights the importance of understanding and building upon the existing socio-political context of each country. This policy notes suggests that a system of social guarantees provides a way of addressing these concerns by enabling the state to provide: a) clarity of minimum standards, which can be revised on an ongoing basis; b) a framework for equity between those who receive services from different providers (public, private, voluntary); c) a framework for redress if minimum standards are not met; and d) a process for citizen participation in public and private provision.
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Inclusive States : Social Policy and Structural InequalitiesThis series New Frontiers of Social Policy aims to promote social development through systematic attention to the underlying social context and the social outcomes of development interventions and public policy. It compels the reader to think of social policy in terms of increasing access to productive assets, infrastructure, and goods and services; strengthening governance and accountability; enabling the rights and obligations of citizens to promote equitable access to development opportunities; and managing the social dimensions of conflict, natural disasters, and climate change. It recognizes the central role of social policy in ensuring that development policies and programs are sustainable. This book series has been conceived and produced for the broader development community, rather than for social policy specialists alone. This book places particular emphasis on, and attempts to overcome, the underlying causes of structural inequalities whereby social groups based on ethnicity, race, tribe, gender, or cultural differences are systematically disadvantaged compared with other groups with which they coexist. These inequalities prevent many developing countries from realizing their full potential and may undermine the sustainability of development outcomes.