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Global Ideas Institute
2011-12 Expert Speaker Series
Dr. Anita M. McGahan | Dr. Yu-Ling Cheng | Ms. Ellie Avishai | Dr. Dilip Soman | Dr. Stanley Zlotkin | Dr. Murray Metcalfe | Dr. Joseph Wong
Blind Spots in the Welfare State:
Lessons from the Global South
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place
Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility
Dr. Joseph Wong
Canada Research Chair, Political Science;
Director, Asian Institute, University of Toronto
The disparity between rich and poor continues to increase even
as developing countries experience economic growth. At the
same time, inherent structural inequality that exists within
the welfare state creates a problem of invisibility for seasonal,
migrant, and informal sector workers. To successfully address
the sanitation needs of the most vulnerable populations, we
must consider the unique challenges associated with being
“invisible.”
Joseph Wong is a Professor and Canada Research
Chair in the Department of Political Science at the University
of Toronto. He is also the Director of the Asian Institute at the
Munk School of Global Affairs. Wong’s research interests are
on public policy and political economy in East Asia. His recent
research focuses on public health disasters. Wong received
his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001
and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University, Seoul
National University, and the Taiwan Institute for National
Policy Research. He was recently elected Senior Member of
St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford.
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