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UNINA9910784724503321 |
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Titolo |
Globalisation, global justice and social work / / edited by Iain Ferguson, Michael Lavalette and Elizabeth Whitmore |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-34296-9 |
1-134-34297-7 |
1-280-17818-3 |
9786610178186 |
0-203-35823-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FergusonIain |
LavaletteMichael |
WhitmoreElizabeth |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Globalization - Social aspects |
Neoliberalism |
Social service |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Globalisation, Global Justice and Social Work""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1 Social work, social welfare and the impact of neo-liberal globalisation""; ""1 Social work in Mexico: towards a different practice""; ""2 Neo-liberalism in Argentina: social policy, welfare and the conditions for the development of social work""; ""3 Social work and social development in India""; ""4 Changes in social policy and the social services in Senegal"" |
""5 New arenas for social intervention in France: addressing integration, social control and racialisation""""6 Globalisation, neo-liberal managerialism and UK social work""; ""Part 2 Neo-liberal globalisation and its impact on social workers and clients""; ""7 The neo-liberal assault: voices from the front line of British state social work""; ""8 Through the eye of a needle: the challenge of getting justice in Australia if you�re indigenous or seeking asylum""; ""9 Compromise, |
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collaboration and collective resistance: different strategies in the face of the war on asylum seekers"" |
""10 Educating for justice: challenges and openings in the context of globalisation""""Part 3 Mapping a way forward?""; ""11 American exceptionalism and critical social work: a retrospective and prospective analysis""; ""12 Working in a different space: linking social work and social development""; ""13 Popular resistance to global corporate rule: the role of social work (with a little help from Gramsci and Freire)""; ""14 �Another world is possible�: social work and the struggle for social justice""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Globalization has become a seemingly unstoppable force over recent decades and, in its wake, global notions of social justice have developed in response to its negative aspects. Neo-liberal economic policies have been a key element in the wider process of globalization, and these policies have had a profound impact on welfare provision and the shape of social work practice. Arising dissatisfaction among users of welfare and social work services is fuelling the search for a new, more radical social work that is firmly rooted in principles of social justice.Globalisation, Global Justice and Soci |
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