Ending Poverty in Mongolia: From Socialism to Social Development

Authors :
R. J. Smith
This case study combines a documentary‐historical method with a value‐critical approach to analyse Mongolia's social policy response to poverty. The study finds that Mongolia lost social welfare when it transitioned from socialism, a statist model, to market liberalism and multiparty democracy.
 
In the twenty-first century, Mongolia has been aspiring to promote social development by redirecting mining revenues to a human development fund. Mongolia is potentially an exemplar of social development strategies affirmed at the United Nations Conference for Social Development (Rio+20) regarding a green economy for inclusive growth and poverty elimination. Future social welfare research should consider the importance of sustainability.
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