Poverty and its Concepts and Measurement issues. The National and International Policy Architecture for Poverty Reduction and the role of Poverty Alleviation Programmes and Targeting, Feminisation of Poverty. Social policy and Social Protection. Welfare ideologies. Formal and informal social security. Development of social security in a developing industrial society. Financial of social security programmes and social benefits. Comparative social policy and social security. Gender and social security. Poverty and social security.
