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Titles in this series undergo internal and external review under the management of the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice.  \nTitles in This Series  \nOpening the Black Box: The Contextual Drivers of Social Accountability  \nInstitutions Taking Root: Building State Capacity in Challenging Contexts  \nInclusion Matters: The Foundation for Shared Prosperity  \nSocietal Dynamics and Fragility: Engaging Societies in Responding to Fragile Situations  \nLiving through Crises: How the Food, Fuel, and Financial Shocks Affect the Poor  \nLocal and Community Driven Development: Moving to Scale in Theory and Practice  \nSocial Dimensions of Climate Change: Equity and Vulnerability in a Warming World Delivering Services in Multicultural Societies  \nBuilding Equality and Opportunity through Social Guarantees: New Approaches to Public Policy and the Realization of Rights  \nAssets, Livelihoods, and Social Policy  \nInclusive States: Social Policy and Structural Inequalities  \nInstitutional Pathways to Equity: Addressing Inequality Traps  \nNEW FRONTIERS OF SOCIAL POLICY  \nSOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT  \nMEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY  \nPatrick Barron Louise Cord  \nJosé Cuesta Sabina A. 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