Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social

Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare

The social development approach seeks to integrate economic and social policies within a dynamic development process in order to achieve social welfare objectives. This first comprehensive textbook on the subject demonstrates that social development offers critically significant insights for the developed as well as the developing world.

James Midgley describes the social development approach, traces its origins in developing countries, reviews theoretical issues in the field and analyzes different strategies in social development. By adding the developmental dimension, social development is shown to transcend the dichotomy between the residualist approach, which concentrates on targeting resources to the most needy, and th
Country USA
Brand Sage Publications
Manufacturer SAGE Publications Ltd
Binding Paperback
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ReleaseDate 1995-09-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780803977730

Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare