02811nam 22005173u 450 991079172720332120230207232909.01-4833-2794-91-4522-4942-3(CKB)2560000000089858(EBL)997095(OCoLC)809773963(MiAaPQ)EBC997095(EXLCZ)99256000000008985820131216d1997|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Social Welfare in Global Context[electronic resource]Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications19971 online resource (265 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-0788-2 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 WelfarePart 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 AuthorJames 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, Human servicesInternational cooperationInternational cooperationPublic welfareSocial policySocial policyHuman services.International cooperation.International cooperation.Public welfare.Social policy.Social policy.361Midgley James247746AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910791727203321Social Welfare in Global Context3768113UNINA