Offers a systematic analysis of the growing convergence on these matters in the development and welfare state literatures, utilizing the experiences of a myriad of jurisdictions around the world. Drawing upon the expertise of leading international policymakers, practitioners, and academics in the field, this book critiques the theoretical underpinning of growth and development, examine welfare state perspectives on inclusive growth and social/economic development, and presents lessons learned and best/worst practices from the experiences of developing and developed nations.

Reza Hasmath is a Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Oxford, and an Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta. His research looks at state-society relationships, the labour market experiences of ethnic minorities, and development theories and practices.

Selected Contents: 1. The Paradigms of Inclusive Growth, Development and Welfare Policy Reza Hasmath 2. Inequality and Growth - New Evidence and Policy Implications Pier Carlo Padoan 3. Does Domestic Welfare Reform Spill into Development Assistance Overseas? The South Korean Case Pil Ho Kim and Woojin Jung 4. Development in Transition: Lessons from Central and South Asia Shailaja Fennell 5. China's "Development Model" - A "Model" of Inclusion? Jennifer Y.J. Hsu 6. The Beijing Consensus as a Philosophical Policy Tool Reza Hasmath 7. Social Investment, Inclusive Growth and the State James Midgley 8. The 'Social' in Inclusive Growth. The Social Investment Perspective Jane Jenson 9. The Long Road Towards a Social Investment Welfare State Nathalie Morel, Bruno Palier, and Joakim Palme 10. The 'New' Social Investment Policies in Japan and South Korea Ito Peng 11. South Africa: A Different Welfare and Development Paradigm? Rebecca Surender 12. Social Investment for Inclusive Growth in Australia Paul Smyth 13. Inclusion, Citizenship, Poverty and Welfare Reform: The New Zealand Experience Mike O'Brien 14. Poverty, Invisibility and the Welfare State in the Developing World Joseph Wong 15. Basic Income in a Globalized Economy Philippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght