Social welfare for a global era : international perspectives on policy and practice /
James Midgley.
- First edition.
- Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2017.
- xviii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction : welfare and the global era -- The global context -- The field of international social welfare -- Understanding the modern world: from nation state to global era -- Globalization and the global era -- Promoting social welfare in the global era -- Families, communities and nonformal welfare -- Nonprofits and faith-based services: international dimensions -- Professional social work in the international context -- Welfare, markets and commercial provision -- Government welfare in the modern world -- Governments, welfare and social change -- Social welfare and international social development -- Social welfare for a global era -- International collaboration in social welfare -- Epilogue: towards a global perspective in social welfare -- References -- Index -- About the author.