Social welfare for a global era : international perspectives on policy and practice / James Midgley.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Midgley, James (Author)
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017]
Subjects:
Public welfare > Cross-cultural studies.
Social policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Social change.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Public welfare.
Social policy.
Cross-cultural studies.
Genre:
Cross-cultural studies.
Physical Description:xviii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction : welfare and the global era
  • The global context
  • The field of international social welfare
  • Understanding the modern world: from nation state to global era
  • Globalization and the global era
  • Promoting social welfare in the global era
  • Families, communities and nonformal welfare
  • Nonprofits and faith-based services: international dimensions
  • Professional social work in the international context
  • Welfare, markets and commercial provision
  • Government welfare in the modern world
  • Governments, welfare and social change
  • Social welfare and international social development
  • Social welfare for a global era
  • International collaboration in social welfare
  • Epilogue: towards a global perspective in social welfare
  • References
  • Index
  • About the author.