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Social Welfare in Global Context
First Edition
- James Midgley - University of California - Berkeley
Other Titles in:
Comparative Social Policy
Comparative Social Policy
June 1997 | 264 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
James Midgley provides an overview of social welfare, outlining key institutions, terminology, historical research and approaches. In addition, he details reasons for the existence of international social welfare and the challenges which arise from it.
Social Welfare in Global Context includes sections on: applied international social welfare, which addresses the concerns of practitioners; and issues of social work practice, social development, the activities of international agencies and their collaborative efforts. As well as its important focus on practical application, the book also presents key theoretical debates in the field, and provides a comprehensive account of world social conditions and social welfare institutions.
PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE GLOBAL SYSTEM
The Field of International Social Welfare
The Global World System
PART TWO: THE ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE
Social Conditions in Global Context
Social Welfare around the World
Theories of State Welfare
The Impact of State Welfare
Social Change and the Future of Social Welfare
PART THREE: APPLIED INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE
Social Work in International Context
International Social Development
International Collaboration in Social Welfare