Governance, Development, and Social Work (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Ramanathan, Chathapuram S.; Dutta, Subhabrata

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how many issues related to development and governance - including migration, disaster management, environmental justice, peace and security, sustainability, public-private partnerships, and terrorism - impact the practice of social work. It takes a global, comparative approach, reflecting the global context in which social workers now operate.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134452088
• Artikelnr.: 39478387

Autorenporträt

Chathapuram S. Ramanathan has worked in the human service area for over three decades, and is currently the Chief Executive of Human Service Enterprises, Michigan, USA. Subhabrata Dutta is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work at Assam University (A Central University) in Silchar, India.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Governance, Development and Social Work: Introduction Subhabrata Dutta
and Chathapuram S. Ramanathan 2. Civil Society and Governance: Between
Involvement and Autonomy? Piotr Säustowicz, Subhabrata Dutta and
Chathapuram S. Ramanathan 3. People's Movement for Accountable Electoral
Politics and Empowerment of Tribals Bipin Jojo 4. Citizen-Centered
Administration for Child Welfare Jessica Toft and Anthony A. Bibus 5.
Self-Help Groups - Towards Citizen Centric Policies and Services: A Study
of a District in West Bengal Dipankar Mandal 6. Governance and Development
M.R. Sivaraman 7. Social Security on Health Care: A Reflection from the UK
and USA Sudeepa Sivaramakrishnan and Chathapuram S. Ramanathan 8.
Governance and Disaster Management: The Governmental and Community Response
to Hurricane Katrina and the Victorian Bushfires Howard Karger, John Owen
and Shashivan de Graaff 9. Disasters and Disaster Aid: Conceptual Paradigm
and Implications for Social Work Intervention, with Special Reference to
the Indian Scenario Debotosh Sinha 10. Organizing for Environmental
Justice: From Bridges to Taro Patches Amy Krings, Michael S. Spencer and
Kelcie Jimenez 11. Technology and Its Role in Good Governance Dhrubodhi
Mukherjee and Goutham Menon 12. ICT and Knowledge Economy: An Indian
Contour of Polarities K.V. Nagraj 13. Capitalism, Worker Rights, Community
Well-Being, and Corporate Responsibility Keith McClellan and Chathapuram S.
Ramanathan 14. Partnership in Good Governance: Role of Government and the
HSDS Sunanda Koushik and Subhashree Sanyal 15. Visions for the Future
Chathapuram S. Ramanathan and Subhabrata Dutta