Developmental social policy

Author: Anthony Hal
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This essential textbook provides a new guide for the increasingly important role of social policy in development methods and practices. The author introduces and explains major conceptual debates, new policy discussions, and provides applied examples to illustrate the new developments in this field. Topics include: poverty, rural development, urban development, education, healthcare, social work, social welfare, international development and cooperation. Social Policy for Development is a basic reading for students and social policy practitioners, helping them gain a deeper understanding of the complex and multidimensional nature of poverty in the contemporary world, as well as expanding the necessary social policy solutions to address poverty.