Social development and societies in transition /
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| Imprint: | Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, c1998. |
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| Description: | xxiv, 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4459245 |
Table of Contents:
- Figures and tables
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Overview
- 1. International community--fading dream or rational imperative? The challenge of the millennium ahead
- 2. An enabling environment: international priorities for social development
- 3. Social development as an organizing concept for social progress
- 4. Women in the era of globalization and fragmentation
- 5. Promoting equal opportunities for women and the disabled in Hong Kong
- 6. An exploration of emerging global trends in social security
- 7. Hunger in the first world: food security and the politics of welfare
- 8. The role of public administration in promoting socio-economic development
- 9. Role of non governmental organizations in social development: opportunities and challenges
- 10. Social development trends in Asia, 1970-1994: the challenges of a new century
- 11. Education for socio-economic upliftment of women and girls: Dhaka Ahsania Mission's experience
- 12. New vistas: developmental social welfare in conflict prevention
- 13. Poverty alleviation and the role of NGOs
- 14. Technology transfer and integrated social development: international issues and possibilities for social work
- 15. New democracy: boundaries and resources for development
- 16. Human rights or the right to be human
- Index