Social policy for development - Hall, Anthony L. (SAGE, 2004)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Chapter 1 -- Social Policy for Development: Local, National and Global Dimensions; Chapter 2 -- Poverty, Inequality and Development: The Challenge for Social Policy; Chapter 3 -- Social Policy and Rural Development: From Modernization to Sustainable Livelihoods; Chapter 4 -- Social Policy and Urban Development; Chapter 5 -- Basic Education for Social Development; Chapter 6 -- Health Systems in Developing Countries; Chapter 7 -- Social Work and the Human Services
Primarily aimed at students of social policy, this work is designed as a core text for those studying the theory and practice of social policy, especially in the context of the global South. The work first discusses overarching questions of social policy for development at local, national, and global levels and examines the challenge of poverty and