ABSTRACT
This book examines the social welfare policies and programmes devised to address different societal issues and concerns across the South Asian countries. It focuses on the design and delivery of social welfare policies related to women, children, the elderly and groups living below poverty level. It brings a wide array of themes to the fore – empowerment of vulnerable populations, globalization and inclusive development, intervention in Northeast India, employment of elderly teachers in Sri Lanka, regulations in prisons, ageing South Asia and elderly care, social exclusion and urban poor, girl child education in India, child protection in Bangladesh and women panchayat leaders – to provide an evidence-based understanding of social policy formulation, implementation and monitoring in South Asia.
Comprehensive and topical, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political studies, sociology, development studies and public policy, and also to practitioners and those in the development sector, NGOs and think tanks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |13 pages
Introduction
part I|132 pages
The demography of vulnerability and social welfare in South Asia
chapter 1|19 pages
Ashadeep – a holistic intervention with homeless mentally ill persons in Northeast India
chapter 4|20 pages
Ageing South Asia and elderly care
part II|67 pages
Poverty and marginalization in South Asian society
chapter 9|22 pages
Gender differences in elderly poverty
chapter 10|19 pages
Poverty reduction efforts in Siyambalanduwa divisional secretariat in Monaragala District in Sri Lanka
part III|99 pages
Post-globalization development and welfare challenges in South Asian society