3 minutes, 3 messages: Social Policy as a Tool for Transformation @UNRISD

Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

Three messages from senior researcher Ilcheong Yi about how social policy can be transformative and instrumental to sustainable development. This vlog is based on chapter 2 from the UNRISD 2016 Flagship Report, "Policy Innovations for Transformative Change". Download the chapter here: unrisd.org/flagship2016-chapter2

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3 minutes, 3 messages: Social Policy as a Tool for Transformation

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