ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a model of social development in social work; Elliott argues that it is inextricably part of a country's 'welfare paradigm'. On first consideration it might appear that the notion of welfare regimes complements the use of the idea of welfare paradigms to create a model for understanding social development. A more recent and concrete model of a social development approach to social work is provided by in detailed analysis of social welfare in South Africa. In order to consider the wider application of this approach, it is helpful to examine key aspects of Patel's description of developmental social welfare. In particular, a community development approach tends to be associated with participatory models of social welfare and so integrates not only with community-based systems but also with the rights-based, family-centred and generalist aspects of the overall developmental agenda. Taiwan has created a social welfare system more recently than most East Asian countries.
