Social Welfare for a Global Era

James Midgley - University of California - Berkeley

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International Social Work | Social Welfare | Social Welfare Policy/Social Policy

February 2016 | 264 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Written by internationally renowned author and scholar James Midgley, Social Welfare for a Global Era provides a comprehensive framework for examining social welfare from a global perspective. Drawing on a large body of literature and his own extensive knowledge of the field, Dr. Midgley offers students, scholars, and practitioners an up-to-date account of the complex ways social well-being is enhanced in the global era, including the major welfare institutions that provide a cultural context for social welfare policy and practice.

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Part I: The Global Context

Chapter 1: The Field of International Social Welfare

Practical Aspects of International Social Welfare

Academic Aspects of International Social Welfare

International Social Welfare: Benefits and Challenges

Chapter 2: Understanding the Modern World: From Nation State to Global Era

Nation States and the Emergence of the Global Era

Nation States and the Modern World

Social Conditions in the Modern World

Chapter 3: Globalization and the Global Era

Globalization: Historical and Academic Perspectives

Unraveling Globalization: Definition and Dimensions

The Impact of Globalization

Responding to Globalization

Part II: Promoting Social Welfare in the Global Era

Chapter 4: Families, Communities and Nonformal Welfare

The Nature of Nonformal Welfare

Challenges to Nonformal Welfare

Formalization, Integration and Opportunities

Chapter 5: Nonprofits and Faith-based Services: International Dimensions

Defining Nonprofits and Faith-based Organizations

Nonprofits and Faith-based Organizations in International Context

The Role of the Voluntary Sector

Chapter 6: Professional Social Work in the International Context

The Nature of Social Work

Social Work Around the World

International Social Work: Challenges and Issues

Chapter 7: Welfare, Markets and Commercial Provision

Understanding Markets and Commercial Providers

Varieties of Market-based Welfare

The Limitations of Markets and Commercial Provision

Chapter 8: Government Welfare in the Modern World

Defining the State and State Welfare

The Historical Evolution of State Welfare

State Welfare Around the World

Chapter 9: Governments, Welfare and Social Change

Analyzing Social Change

Changing State Welfare: From Golden Age to Crisis and Beyond

The Future of State Welfare: Shaping the New Pluralism

Chapter 10: Social Welfare and International Social Development

Features of Social Development

Social Development: Theory and Practice

Social Development: Limitations and Prospects

Part III: Social Welfare for a Global Era

Chapter 11: International Collaboration in Social Welfare

History of International Social Welfare Cooperation

Promoting International Social Welfare Cooperation

Issues and Challenges in Social Welfare Cooperation

Chapter 12: Epilogue: Towards a Global Perspective in Social Welfare

Roots of the One World Perspective

Elements of a One World Perspective

Challenges to a One World Perspective: Values and Power

Key features

KEY FEATURES:

A focus on international collaboration in social welfare includes the way social policymaking is becoming increasingly internationalized through the efforts of multi-lateral organizations and the willingness of national governments to collaborate on international initiatives.
A sensitivity to cultural diversity discusses the realities of global social welfare.
An in-depth overview of the role of families and communities, nonprofits and faith-based organizations, commercial providers, professional social workers, and governments in social welfare addresses the local and international efforts to enhance social well-being.
A balanced approach to controversial issues details the strengths and weaknesses of different perspectives.
An extensive knowledge and use of the latest bibliographic references in the field exposes readers to key research and theory.

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