Social Welfare in Global Context [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814583303321
• Autore: Midgley James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997
• ISBN: 1-4833-2794-9; 1-4522-4942-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 361
• Soggetti: Human services; International cooperation; Public welfare; Social policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Globalization and Social Welfare; The Scope of This Book; Part I - International Social Welfare and the Global System; Chapter 1 - The Field of International Social Welfare; Chapter 2 - The Global World System; Part II - The Analysis of International Social Welfare; Chapter 3 - Social Conditions in Global Context; Chapter 4 - Social Welfare Around the World; Chapter 5 - Theories of State Welfare; Chpater 6 - The Impact of State Welfare: An International Assessment; Chapter 7 - Social Change and the Future of State Welfare; Part III - Applied International Social WelfareChapter 8 - Social Work in International Context; Chapter 9 - International Social Development; Chapter 10 - International Collaboration in Social Welfare; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: 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,