International Social Work: Themes and PerspectivesThis book advocates the development of international social work, both as offering an important perspective on practice at local level and as a distinct form of cross-border and supra-national activity. The author argues that the effects of globalization and regional policies on the welfare sector have implications for the users of social services and community development programmes which require all social professionals to have a better understanding of these processes and consequences and of the international networks through which they themselves might operate. Some of the material used is of a comparative nature, for instance in relation to the education of social professionals or their relationship with the state or the family and examples are drawn from a wide range of countries. But there is also a thematic treatment of three phenomena which are seen to have significant international dimensions, that is, poverty, migration and disasters. The book considers the role of social professionals in relation to these themes and identifies greater scope for intervention in relation to a range of social problems at international levels. |
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Page 94
... governments , or in partnership with other governments , or through the European Union ( Chalker 1994 ) . In fact , the money contributed in aid to less developed countries from British and American governments has declined signifi ...
... governments , or in partnership with other governments , or through the European Union ( Chalker 1994 ) . In fact , the money contributed in aid to less developed countries from British and American governments has declined signifi ...
Page 95
... governments for im- providence and calling for bank closures . In a useful analysis of the recent problems in some Asian economies , he cited Mexico ( 1995 ) , Bulgaria ( 1996 ) , and Thailand , Indonesia and Korea ( 1997 ) as examples ...
... governments for im- providence and calling for bank closures . In a useful analysis of the recent problems in some Asian economies , he cited Mexico ( 1995 ) , Bulgaria ( 1996 ) , and Thailand , Indonesia and Korea ( 1997 ) as examples ...
Page 97
... governments has shifted from large - scale interventions to a preference for small - scale , ' bottom up ' projects ; in some cases , these are best promoted by NGOs acting in concert with national governments and local communities ...
... governments has shifted from large - scale interventions to a preference for small - scale , ' bottom up ' projects ; in some cases , these are best promoted by NGOs acting in concert with national governments and local communities ...
Contents
The international social work scene | 31 |
The state welfare and social work | 49 |
International perspectives on the family | 67 |
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