Social development : theory & practice / James Midgley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Midgley, James, author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied sociology.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Social development, theory and practice

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, 2014.

Summary:

Walking through social development's key theoretical principles and practice strategies, this book shows how it promotes peoples' wellbeing not only in the Global South, where it first emerged, but in the Western countries as well. It covers: -- Definitions and an historical evolution of social development -- Key theoretical debates around social well-being, human rights and social justice -- Social development practice such as human capital interventions, community development and cooperatives, asset building, employment creation policies and programmes, microenterprises and social planning among others -- Future challenges; global poverty, international aid and trade, and global inequality, conflict and injustice. Complete with international examples drawn from around the world, Social Development: Theory and Practice demonstrates how social development theory translates into practical application. This book is ...

Contents:

chapter 1. Defining social development

chapter 2. The history of social development

chapter 3. Theoretical debates and the social development process

chapter 4. Theoretical principles and social development practice

chapter 5. Investments in skills and knowledge : the role of human capital

chapter 6. Social capital, communities and social development

chapter 7. Promoting decent work and employment : policies and investments

chapter 8. Microenterprise, microfinance and social development

chapter 9. Assets and social development

chapter 10. Social protection as a social development strategy

chapter 11. Social planning, rights and social development

chapter 12. The agenda : achieving social development.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-264) and index.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781446294987 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1017713798

Access Restriction:

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