Social Welfare in India and China A Comparative Perspective

Focusing on social work and social service delivery, this book examines the social policies and programmes designed to address different societal issues and concerns across India and China. It focuses on gaining understanding of design and delivery of social welfare policies related to special inter...

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Other Authors: Gao, Jianguo (Editor), Baikady, Rajendra (Editor), Govindappa, Lakshmana (Editor), Cheng, Sheng-Li (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Focusing on social work and social service delivery, this book examines the social policies and programmes designed to address different societal issues and concerns across India and China. It focuses on gaining understanding of design and delivery of social welfare policies related to special interest groups, highlighting important contemporary challenges such as child labour, child abuse, exploitation of women, problems related to disabled people, mental health issue, illiteracy and unemployment. Offering a comparative perspective, the book considers the impact of political administration in both countries to critically assesses key issues related to social welfare in two different political, economic, social, and cultural contexts
Physical Description:XXXII, 501 p. 33 illus., 30 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789811556487