ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 5|27 pages
Self-Help Groups—Towards Citizen-Centric Policies and Services
A Study of a District in West Bengal
chapter 8|19 pages
Governance and Disaster Management
The Governmental and Community Response to Hurricane Katrina and the Victorian Bushfires
chapter 9|24 pages
Disasters and Disaster Aid
Conceptual Paradigm and Implications for Social Work Intervention, with Special Reference to the Indian Scenario
