James Midgley provides an overview of social welfare outlining keyinstitutions terminology historical research and approaches. In addition hedetails reasons for... » 

James Midgley provides an overview of social welfare outlining keyinstitutions terminology historical research and approaches. In addition hedetails reasons for the existence of international social welfare and thechallenges which arise from it.Social Welfare in Global Context includes sections on applied internationalsocial welfare which addresses the concerns of practitioners and issues ofsocial work practice social development the activities of internationalagencies and their collaborative efforts. As well as its important focus onpractical application the book also presents key theoretical debates in thefield and provides a comprehensive account of world social conditions andsocial welfare institutions. «