Social Development and Societies in Transition
Published on 1. April 1998
Book
Hardback
302 pages
978-1-84014-136-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is an edited volume of the proceedings of the 27th Conference of the International Council of Social Welfare (ICSW), held from July 29th to August 3rd 1996. Papers are interdisciplinary with a main theme of social development and societies in transition with a global perspective. Contributions cover priorities for the environment, for women and the disabled, global trends in social security, social inequality and the Third World, the role of public administration in social development, the role of NGOs, social development, trends in Asia, structural adjustment and social development in Africa, growth in Latin America and social welfare in conflict prevention.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 226 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84014-136-8 (9781840141368)
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Content
International community - fading dream or rational imperative? the challenge of the millennium ahead, Lord Frank Judd; an enabling environment - international priorities for social development, Julian Disney; social development as an organizing concept for social progress, Stewart MacPherson; women in an era of globalization and fragmentation, Noeleen Heyzer; promoting equal opportunities for women and the disabled in Hong Kong, Fanny Cheung; an exploration of emerging global trends in social security, John Dixon; hunger in the first world - food security and the politics of welfare, Graham Riches; the role of public administration in promoting socio-economic development, Corazon Alma G. de Leon; role of non-governmental organizations in social development - opportunities and challenges, Sharatchandra Damodar Gokhale; social development trends in Asia, 1970-1994 - the challenges of a new century, Richard J. Estes; education for socio-economic upliftment of women and girls - Dhaka Ahsania Mission's experience, Kazi Rafiqul Alam; new vistas - developmental social welfare in conflict prevention, Vera Mehta; poverty alleviation and the role of NGOs, Gordon Knowles; technology transfer and integrated social development - international issues and possibilities for social work, James O. Billups and Maria C. Julia; new democracy - boundaries and resources for development, Dagmar Kutsar et al; human rights or the right to be human, Asha Gupta.